Willy Vekemans (born 28 April 1945) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist.[1] He won the Omloop Het Volk in 1967 and Gent–Wevelgem in 1969.[2]
 Willy Vekemans in 1967 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1945 Putte, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1967–1969 | Goldor–Gerka |
| 1970–1971 | Hertekamp–Magniflex |
| 1972 | Rokado–Colders |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and classics
| |
Major results
edit- 1967
- 1st Omloop Het Volk
- 1968
- 1st GP du canton d'Argovie
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium
- 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde
- 7th Omloop Het Volk
- 1969
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem
- 1st Ronde van Limburg
- 1st Hoeilaart–Diest–Hoeilaart
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 3rd Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke
- 5th Amstel Gold Race
- 9th GP du canton d'Argovie
- 1970
- 1st Omloop van de Westhoek
- 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 9th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 9th Omloop Het Volk
References
edit- ^ "Willy Vekemans". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
External links
edit- Willy Vekemans at Cycling Archives
- Willy Vekemans at ProCyclingStats
- Willy Vekemans at CycleBase
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