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| Full name | Germain Derycke | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1929 Belgium |
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| Died | 13 January 1978 (aged 48) | |||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||
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| 1950–1951 1952–1955 1956–1957 1958–1959 1960 1961 |
Groene Leeuw Alcyon-Dunlop Faema-Guerra Carpano Liberia-Grammont Baratti-Milano |
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| Infobox last updated on 22 December 2007 |
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Germain Derycke (Bellegem, 2 November 1929 – 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. 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.
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| Preceded by Rik van Steenbergen |
Winner of Paris–Roubaix 1953 |
Succeeded by Raymond Impanis |