Germain Derycke | |
Full Name: | Germain Derycke |
Birth Date: | 1929 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Belgium |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1950–1951 |
Proteam1: | Groene Leeuw |
Proyears2: | 1952–1955 |
Proteam2: | Alcyon-Dunlop |
Proyears3: | 1956–1957 |
Proteam3: | Faema-Guerra |
Proyears4: | 1958–1959 |
Proteam4: | Carpano |
Proyears5: | 1960 |
Proteam5: | Liberia-Grammont |
Proyears6: | 1961 |
Proteam6: | Baratti-Milano |
Majorwins: | One-day races and Classics
Tour of Flanders (1958)Grand Tours 1 stage (1951) |
Germain Derycke (2 November 1929, in Bellegem – 13 January 1978, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. Derycke was a classics specialist. In his second year as a professional he came second in Liège–Bastogne–Liège. In 1953 he won Paris–Roubaix.[1] He twice stood on the podium at the world road race championship, second to Fausto Coppi in 1953 and third in 1955 behind Stan Ockers and Jean-Pierre Schmitz.