Johan De Muynck

Johan De Muynck
Johan De Muynck posing with a bike
Personal information
Full nameJohan De Muynck
Born (1948-05-30) 30 May 1948 (age 76)
Sleidinge, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1971–1973Flandria–Mars
1974–1977Brooklyn
1978–1979Bianchi–Faema
1980–1981Splendor
1982–1983La Redoute–Motobécane
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1978)
2 stages (1976, 1978)

Stage races

Tour de Romandie (1976)

One-day races and Classics

Brabantse Pijl (1973)
Subida a Arrate (1981)

Johan De Muynck (born 30 May 1948 in Sleidinge, East Flanders)[1] is a former Belgian professional road racing cyclist who raced from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. He was an outstanding climber. Other Grand Tour highlights include a very strong performance in the closely contested 1976 Giro d'Italia where he held the Maglia Rosa until the final time trial finishing on the podium in 2nd just nineteen seconds behind Felice Gimondi. He also rode well in the 1980 and 1981 editions of the Tour de France where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. Up to Remco Evenepoel's victory in the 2022 Vuelta a España, De Muynck was the last Belgian rider to win a Grand Tour.[2]

  1. ^ "Johan De Muynck". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "The Last Belgian Grand Tour Winner: Johan De Muynck". Pez Cycling. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.