Ferdinand Bracke
Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939) is a former Belgian professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093 km)[1] and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain.[2] He also became world pursuit champion on the track in 1964 and 1969.
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| Full name | Ferdinand Bracke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1939 Hamme, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road/Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1971 Vuelta a España World Pursuit Champion (1964, 1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 1962
- 1st, Grand Prix des Nations (ITT
- 1963
- Grand Prix du Parisien
- 1964
- World Professional Pursuit Champion
- 1966 – Peugeot-BP-Michelin
- Trofeo Baracchi (with Eddy Merckx)
- 32nd, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 19 (Chamonix – Saint-Étienne, 264.5 km)
- 1967
- Trofeo Baracchi (with Eddy Merckx)
- 1968
- Hour Record – 48.093km
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de France
- 1969
- World Professional Pursuit Champion
- 1971 – Peugeot-BP
- 1973
- Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 1976
- 77th, Overall, Tour de France
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferdinand Bracke. |
- Ferdinand Bracke at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Ferdinand Bracke
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| Preceded by Roger Rivière |
UCI hour record (48.093 km) 30 October 1967-10 October 1968 |
Succeeded by Ole Ritter |
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