Stan Ockers
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| Monument built for Stan Ockers | |
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| Full name | Constant Ockers |
| Date of birth | February 3, 1920 |
| Date of death | October 1, 1956 (aged 36) |
| Country | Belgium |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France green jersey (1955, 1956) La Flèche Wallonne (1955) Liège-Bastogne-Liège (1955) |
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| January 3, 2008 | |
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| Gold | 1955 Frascati | Elite Men's Road Race | |
| Bronze | 1953 Lugano | Elite Men's Road Race | |
Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920, Borgerhout – 1 October 1956, Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist.
He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. In 1955 he won the Classic "Ardennes double" by winning La Flèche Wallonne and the Liège-Bastogne-Liège in the same year. At this time the races were run on successive days as "Le Weekend Ardennais". He also won the World Cycling Championship that year.
Stan Ockers died after crashing during a track race in Antwerp in 1956. A year later a monument was built in La Roche-en-Ardenne in the south of Belgium.
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| Preceded by Louison Bobet |
World Road Racing Champion 1955 |
Succeeded by Rik Van Steenbergen |
| Preceded by Ferdi Kübler |
Winner of the green jersey in the Tour de France 1955-1956 |
Succeeded by Jean Forestier |
