Fred De Bruyne

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Fred De Bruyne

Personal information
Full name	Fred De Bruyne
Date of birth	October 21, 1930 (1930-10-21)
Date of death	February 4, 1994 (aged 63)
Country	Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Milan-Sanremo (1956) Liege-Bastogne-Liege (1956, 1958, 1959) Ronde van Vlaanderen (1957) Paris-Roubaix (1957) Paris-Tours (1957)
Infobox last updated on:
June 6, 2008

Alfred De Bruyne (Berlare, East Flanders, 21 October 1930 – Seillans, France, 4 February 1994) was a Belgian champion cyclist.

He won Milan-Sanremo and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1956, the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Tours in 1957, and again Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1958 and 1959.

He also won the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo competition 3 years running (1956 to 1958).

He went on to become a team manager, then a spokesman for the TI-Raleigh team, and finally TV sports commentator after his professional cycling career.

[edit] Palmarès

[edit] External links

• Fred De Bruyne profile at the Cycling Website

Sporting positions
Preceded by Louison Bobet	Winner of Paris-Roubaix 1957	Succeeded by Leon Vandaele