Roger De Clercq Explained

Roger De Clercq
Birth Date:	2 September 1930
Birth Place:	, Zwalm, Belgium
Death Date:	24 August 2014 (aged 83)
Death Place:	Aalst, Belgium
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	1954
Proyears2:	1955–1956
Proteam2:	Plume–Vainqueur
Proyears3:	1957
Proteam3:	Elvé–Marvan
Proyears4:	1958
Proteam4:	Plume–Vainqueur
Proyears5:	1959–1968
Majorwins:	Cyclo-cross National Championships (1960, 1962, 1964)

Roger De Clercq (2 September 1930 – 24 August 2014) was a Belgian racing cyclist. Professional from 1954 to 1968, he won 68 races in his career; including the Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships three times, in 1960, 1962 and 1964, and a silver medal at the 1964 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.^[1] He was the brother of René De Clercq and the uncle of Mario De Clercq, also professional cyclists.^[2]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

1953

2nd National Championships

10th UCI World Championships

1954

2nd National Championships

7th UCI World Championships

1955

2nd National Championships

1956

2nd National Championships

1957

3rd National Championships

10th UCI World Championships

1958

2nd National Championships

1959

1st Noordzeecross

1st Zonhoven

1960

1st National Championships

8th UCI World Championships

1961

5th UCI World Championships

1962

1st National Championships

1st Zonhoven

4th UCI World Championships

1963

5th UCI World Championships

1964

1st National Championships

2nd UCI World Championships

1965

1st Noordzeecross

4th UCI World Championships

Road

1954

1st Petegem-aan-de-Leie

1st Stage 8 Route de France

1955

2nd Petegem-aan-de-Leie

1956

2nd Nokere Koerse

1958

10th Elfstedenronde

Notes and References

Web site: Ex-veldrijder Roger De Clercq overleden . . nieuwsblad.be/ . 27 August 2014 . 17 January 2022.
Web site: Roger De Clercq . ProCyclingStats . 17 January 2022.