Palle Lykke Explained
Palle Lykke Jensen (4 November 1936 – 19 April 2013) was a Danish cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1969.[1] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the road race, but failed to finish. The same year he finished fourth at the world road championships. Starting from 1958 Jensen won four consecutive national sprint titles. Between 1958 and 1968 he also won six medals at European track championships and 21 six-day races out of 122 starts in Germany, Canada, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands and UK. After marrying the daughter of Belgian cyclist Rik Van Steenbergen, in 1962 he moved to Belgium, where he worked at the Port of Antwerp. With Van Steenbergen, he competed in several Six-day events.
Major results
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Road
- 1965
1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1966
3rd Gent–WevelgemTrack
- 1958
1st Danish National Track Championships, Sprint
1st Six Days of Aarhus (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
1st Six Days of Berlin (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1959
1st Danish National Track Championships, Sprint
1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
European Track Championships
2nd Omnium 2nd Madison (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1960
1st Danish National Track Championships, Sprint
1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
1st Six Days of Zurich (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1961
1st Danish National Track Championships, Sprint
1st Six Days of Aarhus (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
1st Grand Prix of Copenhagen, omnium
- 1962
European Track Championships
1st Omnium 1st Madison (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
1st Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
1st Grand Prix of Copenhagen, omnium
- 1963
1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Rik Van Steenbergen & Leo Proost)
1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
1st Six Days of Münster (with Freddy Eugen)
European Track Championships
3rd Derny
- 1964
1st Six Days of Montreal (with Emile Severeyns)
3rd Derny
1st Grand Prix of Copenhagen, omnium
- 1965
1st Six Days of Bremen (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
1st Six Days of Münster (with Freddy Eugen)
- 1966
1st Six Days of Montreal (with Emile Severeyns)
European Track Championships
2nd Madison (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1967
1st Six Days of London (with Freddy Eugen)
1st Six Days of Montreal (with Freddy Eugen)
1st Six Days of Zurich (with Freddy Eugen)
1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Freddy Eugen)
European Track Championships
2nd Derny
- 1968
1st Six Days of Berlin (with Freddy Eugen)
1st Grand Prix of Copenhagen, omniumNotes and References
- Web site: In Memoriam, Palle Lykke . VeloVeritas . 23 April 2013 . 18 December 2013.
- Web site: 2023 . Palle Lykke Jensen . FirstCycling.com . en.