Edward Van Dijck

Van Dijck after winning the 1947 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full name	Edward Van Dijck
Born	(1918-03-22)22 March 1918 Herent, Belgium
Died	22 April 1977(1977-04-22) (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 Tour de France 1 individual stage (1948) Vuelta a España General classification (1947) 2 individual stages (1947) One-day races and Classics Grand Prix de Wallonie (1943) Brussels–Ingooigem (1946) Ronde van Limburg (1946)

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]

References

External links

• Edward Van Dijck at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Edward Van Dijck

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