Gilbert Desmet

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Gilbert Desmet
Personal information
Full name	Gilbert Desmet
Nickname	Smetje van Lichtervelde
Born	(1931-02-02) 2 February 1931 Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1952-1955 1956 1957-1959 1959-1962 1963-1965 1066-1967	Groene Leeuw-Huret Bertin-d'Allessandro Faema-Guerra Carpano Wiel's-Groene Leeuw Romeo-Smith's
Major wins
Paris–Tours La Flèche Wallone Four Days of Dunkirk
Infobox last updated on 11 June 2007

Gilbert Desmet (2 February 1931, Roeselare), nicknamed Smetje van Lichtervelde, is a retired Belgian cyclist, professional from 1952 to 1967. In the 1956 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for 2 days, and in the 1963 Tour de France he wore it for 9 days. Desmet won 101 professional courses, including Paris–Tours, La Flèche Wallonne and Four Days of Dunkirk. His best result in the Tour de France was his 4th place in 1962.

Major victories

1958: Paris–Tours; Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
1964: La Flèche Wallonne

References

Cornillië, Patrick (1994). Lichtervelde op twee wielen (Dutch). De Beer.
Cornillië, Patrick (2004). Gilbert Desmet – Smetje van Lichtervelde (Dutch). De Eecloonaar. ISBN 90-74128-99-8

External links

Persondata
Name	Desmet, Gilbert
Alternative names
Short description	cyclist
Date of birth	2 February 1931
Place of birth	Roeselare, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death

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