Gilbert Desmet Explained

Gilbert Desmet
Nickname:Smetje van Lichtervelde
Birth Date:1931 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Roeselare, Belgium
Death Place:Rumbeke, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1952–1955
Proyears2:1956
Proteam2:Bertin–d'Allessandro
Proyears3:1957–1959
Proyears4:1959–1962
Proyears5:1963–1965
Proyears6:1966–1967
Majorwins:Paris–Tours (1958)
La Flèche Wallone (1964)
Four Days of Dunkirk (1964)
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (1958)

Gilbert Desmet (2 February 1931 – 30 June 2024), nicknamed Smetje van Lichtervelde, was a Belgian cyclist who was professional from 1952 to 1967. In the 1956 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for two days, and in the 1963 Tour de France he wore it for nine days. Desmet won 101 professional races, including Paris–Tours, La Flèche Wallonne and Four Days of Dunkirk. His best result in the Tour de France was his 4th place in 1962. He finished second in the 1959 Paris–Roubaix.[1] In total, Desmet won 101 professional races.[2]

Throughout his career, he was often confused with Gilbert De Smet, another Belgian cyclist with a similar name.

Desmet died on 30 June 2024, at the age of 93.[3]

Major results

1951
  • 2nd Kattekoers
    1954
  • 1st GP Stad Zottegem
  • 8th Omloop Het Volk
    1955
  • 1st Textielprijs Vichte
    1956
  • Tour de France
  • Held after Stages 3–4a
  • 1st Overall Drielandentrofee
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
  • 2nd Vijfbergenomloop
    1957
  • 1st Omloop van het Houtland
  • 2nd Overall Driedaagse van Antwerpen
  • 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
    1958
  • 1st Paris–Tours
  • 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 1st Omloop van het Houtland
  • 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
  • 2nd Grand Prix Jules Lowie
  • 3rd GP Lugano
    1959
  • 1st Vijfbergenomloop
  • 2nd Paris–Roubaix
  • 3rd Tour of Flanders
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
  • 5th La Flèche Wallonne
  • 8th Gent–Wevelgem
  • 8th Overall Giro di Sardegna
  • 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    1960
  • 1st Overall Menton–Genoa–Rome
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
  • 1st Grand Prix Jules Lowie
  • 1st Stage 3 Paris–Nice
  • 2nd GP Lugano
  • 4th Tour of Flanders
  • 5th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 7th Paris–Roubaix
    1961
  • 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
  • 1st Stage 1 Giro di Sardegna
  • 2nd Paris–Tours
  • 2nd Paris–Brussels
  • 2nd Grand Prix des Nations
  • 3rd Trofeo Matteotti
  • 7th Gent–Wevelgem
  • 10th Paris–Roubaix
    1962
  • 1st De Kustpijl
  • 1st Omloop der drie Provinciën
  • 4th Overall Tour de France
  • 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
  • 1st Stage 5
    1963
  • Tour de France
  • Held after Stages 6–16
  • 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
  • 7th Grand Prix des Nations
  • 9th Milan–San Remo
    1964
  • 1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
  • 1st La Flèche Wallonne
  • 1st Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium
  • 5th Paris–Brussels
  • 6th Brabantse Pijl
  • 8th Overall Tour de France
  • 9th Tour of Flanders
  • 9th Paris–Roubaix
    1965
  • 1st Omloop van het Houtland
  • 1st Stage 2b Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
  • 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
  • 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
  • 9th La Flèche Wallonne
    1966
  • 2nd Omloop van het Houtland
    1967
  • 8th Overall Paris–Nice
    1968
  • 1st Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen

    Notes

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 57th Paris – Roubaix, 1959 . 14 May 2015 . bikeraceinfo.
    2. Web site: 1 July 2024 . Voormalig geletruidrager Gilbert Desmet op 93-jarige leeftijd overleden . . nl.
    3. Web site: Voormalig geletruidrager Gilbert Desmet (93) overleden . 2024-07-01 . Nieuwsblad . nl-BE.

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