Willy Van Neste Explained

Willy Van Neste
Birth Date:1944 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Zwevezele, Belgium
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:Zürich-Metzgete

Willy Van Neste (born 10 March 1944) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer who competed as a professional from 1966 to 1976. He participated in seven editions of the Tour de France, where he won a stage in the 1967 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for the following day. Other career highlights include winning the Four Days of Dunkirk in 1970, the Züri-Metzgete in 1972 and Grand Prix de Fourmies in 1967. He also finished second in the 1968 Gent–Wevelgem and the 1970 Amstel Gold Race.

Major results

1965
  • Tour de Namur
    1966
  • Flèche Ardennaise
  • Wavre – Liège
    1967
  • Arras
  • Lokeren Criterium
  • Wieze
  • Zwevezele
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 2
  • Wearing yellow jersey for one day
  • GP Fourmies
    1969
  • Ronse – Doornik – Ronse
    1970
  • Zwevezele
  • Four days of Dunkerque
    1971
  • De Panne
  • Kortrijk
  • Westrozebeke
    1972
  • Zürich-Metzgete

    This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Willy Van Neste".

    Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.