Ludo Dierckxsens

Ludo Dierckxsens
Personal information
Full name	Ludo Dierckxsens
Born	14 October 1964 (age 60); Geel, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1994	Saxon
1995	Collstrop
1996–1997	Tönissteiner
1998	Lotto–Mobistar
1999–2002	Lampre–Daikin
2003–2004	Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
Major wins
	1 stage 1999 Tour de France

Ludo Dierckxsens (born 14 October 1964 in Geel, Flanders) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France, while competing for Lampre–Daikin.

1999 Tour de France

Ludo Dierckxsens won the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France. After this stage victory, Dierckxens went to take the obligatory doping tests. When the doctors asked him the routine question if he had taken any products which might cause a positive test result, Dierckxens replied that he had taken tetracosactide (Synacthen) in the Tour of Germany. He claimed to have a prescription for them, but his team Lampre–Daikin did not know about this, and sent him home a few days later. The doping tests returned negative.^[1]

Major results

1989: 1st Brussel-Zepperen
1994: 1st Izegem
1995: 1st Geetbets; 1st Mechelen; 1st Wanzele
1996: 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde; 1st Ruddervoorde; 7th Omloop Het Volk
1997: 1st Hasselt-Spa-Hasselt; 1st Zellik-Galmaarden; 1st Grand Prix de Denain; 1st Belsele-Puivelde; 1st Izegem
1998: 1st Deinze; 1st Paris–Bourges; 4th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen; 2nd GP Ouest France - Plouay
1999: 1st Aalst; 1st Profronde van Maastricht; 1st Belgian National Road Race Championships; 1st Stage 11 Tour de France
2000: Deurne
2001: 1st Profronde van Almelo; 5th De Brabantse Pijl; 8th Tour of Flanders; 6th Paris–Roubaix; 10th Scheldeprijs; Deurne
2002: 1st Peer
2003: 1st Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise; 1st Boom
2005: 1st Wilrijk; 1st Tessenderlo; 10th Omloop Het Volk