Michel D'Hooghe (cyclist) explained

Michel D'Hooghe
Fullname:	Michel D'Hooghe
Birth Date:	19 February 1912
Birth Place:	Zele, East Flanders, Belgium
Death Place:	Lokeren, East Flanders, Belgium
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	1934–1940
Proteam1:	Van Hauwaert
Majorwins:	Tour of Flanders (1937)

Michel D'Hooghe (19 February 1912 – 12 May 1940) was a Belgian racing cyclist.^[1] ^[2] He won the Tour of Flanders in 1937.^[3] D'Hooghe was killed in action during World War II, during an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940.^[4]

Major results

Source:^[5]

1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten independents

1934

3rd Grote 1-MeiPrijs

1935

2nd Omloop van het Houtland

2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman (nl)

4th Ronde van Limburg

1936

1st Ronde van Limburg

1st GP Marcel Kint

2nd Grote 1-MeiPrijs

2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs

2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde

2nd GP Frans Melckenbeeck (nl)

2nd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen

2nd Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

3rd De Drie Zustersteden

1937

1st Tour of Flanders

1st Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas

2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde

2nd Scheldeprijs

3rd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen

4th GP Marcel Kint

7th Road race, UCI World Championships

1938

2nd Antwerpen–Gent–Antwerpen

6th Ronde van Limburg

Notes and References

Web site: Michel D'Hooghe . 20 May 2015 . Cycling Archives.
Web site: Michel D'Hooghe . 20 May 2015 . Pro Cycling Stats.
Web site: 1937 Ronde van Vlaanderen results. BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. 20 May 2015.
Web site: Michel D'HOOGHE . 7 August 2021 . Memoire du cyclisme.
Web site: 16 March 2024 . Michel D'Hooghe . FirstCycling.com . en.