Ferdinand Bracke

Ferdinand Bracke
Personal information
Full nameFerdinand Bracke
Born (1939-05-25) 25 May 1939 (age 85)
Hamme, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad/Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1962–1973Peugeot–BP–Dunlop
1974Maes Pils
1975TI–Raleigh
1976–1977Lejeune–BP
1978Splendor
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (1966, 1976)
Vuelta a España
General classification (1971)

One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix de Wallonie (1970)
Grand Prix des Nations (1962)
World Individual Pursuit Championships (1959)
World Individual Pursuit Championships (1959)

Other

Hour Record 1967
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1964 Paris Track pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1969 Antwerp Track pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1965 San Sebastián Track pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1966 Frankfurt Track pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1972 Marseille Track pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1974 Montreal Track pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1973 San Sebastián Track pursuit

Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939) is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093 km)[1] and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain.[2] He also became world pursuit champion on the track in 1964 and 1969.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Historisch! Campenaerts verpulvert record Wiggins en breekt door 55 km-grens". 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Ferdinand Bracke".
  3. ^ "Palmarès de Ferdinand Bracke (Bel)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ferdinand Bracke". FirstCycling.com. 2022.