Willy Kemp
Willy Kemp (born 28 December 1925 in Kopstal) is a former Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer.
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| Full name | Willy Kemp | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1947-1957 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 stage 1955 Tour de France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kemp comes from a whealthy home and studied economics. After becoming as an amateur 1947 World University Cycling Champion his parents agreed that he became a professional cyclist. In 1949 he became national champion. Between 1948 and 1957 he rode every year the Tour de France (10 times in total) and he won a stage in the 1955 Tour de France.
Major results
- 1947
- GP Faber
- 1949
- 1950
- Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg
- 1951
- 2nd
- 1952
- Stage 1 Ronde van Nederland
- Stage 4a Tour de Luxembourg
- 2nd Overall: Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stage 1
- 1954
- Stage 3 Tour de Picardie
- 1955
- 2nd
- 3rd Overall, Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stage 2
- Stage 4 Tour de France
- 1956
- Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg
- 1957
- 3rd
External links
- Willy Kemp at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Willy Kemp
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