Edward Van Dijck
![]() Van Dijck after winning the 1947 Vuelta a España  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Van Dijck | 
| Born | 22 March 1918 Herent, Belgium  | 
| Died | 22 April 1977 (aged 59) Leuven, Belgium  | 
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road | 
| Role | Rider | 
| Professional teams | |
| 1942–43 | Helyett-Hutchinson | 
| 1944 | A. Trialoux-Wolber | 
| 1946 | Cycles Roberty | 
| 1947–48 | Garin-Wolber & Alcyon-Dunlop | 
| 1948 | Garin-Wolber & Mondia | 
| 1949 | Terrot-Hutchinson | 
| 1950 | Allegro | 
| 1950–51 | Terrot-Wolber | 
| 1952 | Terrot-Hutchinson | 
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
 
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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]
Major results
Source:[3]
- 1939
 - 1st Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Mondorf
 - 3rd Binche-Tournai-Binche
 - 1940
 - 1st Championship of Hainaut (independents)
 - 2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships, road race (independents)
 - 1941
 - 1st Stage 2 Omloop van België
 - 1st Muur Classic Geraardsbergen
 - 1942
 - 1st Anvers-Gand-Anvers
 - 1943
 - 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
 - 1st Roosbeek
 - 3rd De Drie Zustersteden
 - 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 - 1944
 - 1st Bertem
 - 1st Verviers
 - 2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
 - 3rd Ronde van Limburg
 - 1945
 - 1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium
 - 1st Bertem
 - 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 - 3rd Ronde van Limburg
 - 6th Tour of Flanders
 - 1946
 - 1st Brussels–Ingooigem
 - 1st Ronde van Limburg
 - 1st Overall Omnium de la Route
- 1st Stage 2
 
 - 1st GP Beeckman
 - 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
 - 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 - 1947
 - 1st 
 Overall Vuelta a España
- Winner Stages 16b and 21a
 
 - 2nd Schaal Sels
 - 2nd Tour de Lorraine
 - 1948
 - Tour de France
- Winner Stage 16
 
 - 2nd Brussel–Sint-Truiden
 - 3rd Bruxelles-Bost
 - 7th Overall Tour of Belgium
 - 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 - 1949
 - 1st Rijkevorsel
 - 2nd Circuit de la Côte d'Or
 - 3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie
- 1st Stages 6, 9 & 17
 
 - 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 - 1950
 - 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde
 - 1951
 - 1st Leuven
 - 2nd Dokter Tistaertprijs Zottegem
 
References
- ^ "Wielrennen – Edward Van Dijck". sportuitslagen.org (in Dutch). 2023.
 - ^ "Edward Van Dijck". ProcyclingStats. 2023.
 - ^ "Edward Van Dijck". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
 
External links
- Edward Van Dijck at Cycling Archives (archive)
 - Official Tour de France results for Edward Van Dijck Archived 22 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
 
