Noël Vantyghem

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Noël Vantyghem
Flandria–Carpenter
1974Merlin Plage–Shimano–Flandria
1975Alsaver–Jeunet–de Gribaldy
Major wins
Paris–Tours (1972)

Noël Vantyghem (9 October 1947 – 10 June 1994) was a Belgian professional cyclist.[1]

Vantyghem's biggest win was the 1972 Paris–Tours. Later, he remarked "Together with Eddy Merckx, I won all classics races that could be won. I won Paris–Tours, he the rest."[2]

Major results

1968
1st National Amateur Road Race Championships
1st Stage 2 Peace Race
2nd Overall Tour of Greece
1st Stage 2
1969
1st Gullegem Koerse
2nd
GP Isbergues
2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
1970
1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
1st Circuit des Frontières
2nd Schaal Sels
2nd De Kustpijl
1971
1st Stage 2 Tour d'Indre-et-Loire
3rd
Omloop Het Volk
1972
1st Paris–Tours
1st Circuit des Frontières
1st Schaal Sels
1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk
2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
2nd
Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
3rd De Kustpijl
3rd
Dwars door West–Vlaanderen
3rd
Rund um den Henninger Turm
3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
9th
Omloop Het Volk
1973
1st Nokere Koerse
4th
Omloop Het Volk

References

  1. ^ "Noël Vantyghem". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ "70 Feitjes over jarige kannibaal Eddy Merckx" (in Dutch). Sportnieuws. 17 June 2015.

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