Willy Vanden Berghen
Willy Vanden Berghen (born 3 July 1939) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1960 he won two bronze medals in the road race, one at the amateur world championships and the other at the Olympic Games.[1][2]
Willy Vanden Berghen in 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Vilvoorde, Belgium | 3 July 1939|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 stage Tour de France | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 1958
- Gent-Staden
- 1959
- Belgium national amateur track pursuit championship
- Schaal Sels-Merksem
- 1960
- GP de la Famenne
- Heist-op-den-Berg
- Ronde van Vlaanderen for amateurs
- Olympic Road Race
- Braine-le-Comte
- Waarschoot
- 1961
- Buggenhout
- Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen
- Jambes
- 1962
- GP Monaco
- Machelen
- Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 4
- 1963
- Tienen
- Petegem-aan-de-Leie
References
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- Willy Vanden Berghen. cyclingarchives.com
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