Germain Derycke

Germain Derycke
	Derycke in 1954
Personal information
Full name	Germain Derycke
Born	2 November 1929; Belgium
Died	13 January 1978 (aged 48)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1950–1951	Groene Leeuw
1952–1955	Alcyon-Dunlop
1956–1957	Faema-Guerra
1958–1959	Carpano
1960	Liberia-Grammont
1961	Baratti-Milano
Major wins
	One-day races and Classics Paris–Roubaix (1953) La Flèche Wallonne (1954) Milan–San Remo (1955) Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1957) Tour of Flanders (1958) Grand Tours Tour de France 1 stage (1951)
Medal record
Representing Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships

Germain Derycke (2 November 1929, in Bellegem – 13 January 1978, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. Derycke was a classics specialist. In his second year as a professional he came second in Liège–Bastogne–Liège. In 1953 he won Paris–Roubaix.^[1] He twice stood on the podium at the world road race championship, second to Fausto Coppi in 1953 and third in 1955 behind Stan Ockers and Jean-Pierre Schmitz.

Major results

1951: 1st stage 23 Tour de France
1952: 1st Halle–Ingooigem
1953: 1st Paris–Roubaix; 1st Tour d'Algérie; 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1954: 1st La Flèche Wallonne; 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
1955: 1st Milan–San Remo; 3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1956: 1st stages 2 & 3 Paris–Nice; 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
1957: 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège; 1st Tre Valli Varesine
1958: 1st Tour of Flanders