Edward Van Dijck

Edward Van Dijck
Van Dijck after winning the 1947 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full nameEdward Van Dijck
Born(1918-03-22)22 March 1918
Herent, Belgium
Died22 April 1977(1977-04-22) (aged 59)
Leuven, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1942-43Helyett-Hutchinson
1944A. Trialoux-Wolber
1946Cycles Roberty
1947-48Garin-Wolber & Alcyon-Dunlop
1948Garin-Wolber & Mondia
1949Terrot-Hutchinson
1950Allegro
1950-51Terrot-Wolber
1952Terrot-Hutchinson
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1948)
Vuelta a España
General classification (1947)
2 individual stages (1947)

One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix de Wallonie (1943)
Brussels–Ingooigem (1946)
Ronde van Limburg (1946)

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]

  1. ^ "Wielrennen - Edward Van Dijck". sportuitslagen.org (in Dutch). 2023.
  2. ^ "Edward Van Dijck". ProcyclingStats. 2023.