Personal information | |
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Full name | Edward Van Dijck |
Born | Herent, Belgium | 22 March 1918
Died | 22 April 1977 Leuven, Belgium | (aged 59)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1942-43 | Helyett-Hutchinson |
1944 | A. Trialoux-Wolber |
1946 | Cycles Roberty |
1947-48 | Garin-Wolber & Alcyon-Dunlop |
1948 | Garin-Wolber & Mondia |
1949 | Terrot-Hutchinson |
1950 | Allegro |
1950-51 | Terrot-Wolber |
1952 | Terrot-Hutchinson |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Edward (Ward) Van Dijck (22 March 1918 – 22 April 1977) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer during the 1940s and 1950s.[1]
Van Dijck became the second Belgian to win the Spanish Grand Tour at the 1947 Vuelta a España—which covered 24 stages and 3,893 km—upsetting Spaniards Manuel Costa and 1945 Vuelta champion Delio Rodríguez. The following year, he won the 16th stage in the Tour de France.[2]