Joseph Bruyère
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Bruyère |
| Born |
5 October 1948 Maastricht, the Netherlands |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
|
One stage Tour de France Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1976, 1978) | |
Joseph Bruyere or Bruyère (born 5 October 1948 in Maastricht, Netherlands) is a former Belgian cyclist.
Major results
- 1969
- Flèche Ardennaise for amateurs
- 1971
- Tour of East-Flanders
- 1972
- 19th stage Tour de France
- 1974
- Omloop Het Volk
- Prologue Paris–Nice
- 1975
- Tour Méditerranéen
- Omloop Het Volk
- 1976
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1978
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1980
- Omloop Het Volk
Tour de France
- 1970 - 50th
- 1971 - 60th
- 1972 - 26th; winner of 19th stage
- 1974 - 21st (4 days in the yellow jersey)
- 1978 - 4th (8 days in the yellow jersey)
Teams
- 1970 - Faemino-Faema
- 1971 - Molteni
- 1972 - Molteni
- 1973 - Molteni
- 1974 - Molteni
- 1975 - Molteni
- 1976 - Molteni
- 1977 - Fiat France
- 1978 - C & A
- 1979 - Flandria-Velda
- 1980 - Marc-V.R.D.
Team mate of Eddy Merckx
Bruyere rode several seasons as the strongest, and most loyal team mate, to the super-star rider Eddy Merckx.
After Merckx retired from racing Bruyere tried to take over from Merckx as a big star, but he wasn't able to, having given his best years to the service of Merckx.
External links
- Palmarès
- Joseph Bruyère at Cycling Archives
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