Firmin Van Kerrebroeck

  • Cyclo-cross
  • Road
Role
  • Rider
  • Manager
Professional teams1948–1949Dardenne1949Terrot–Hutchinson1949–1950La Gantoise1950–1952Mercier–Hutchinson1955–1958Groene Leeuw1959Coppi1960–1966Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS Managerial teamBelgian national team Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Championships (1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1957 Edelare Elite race

Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (14 December 1922 – 17 August 2011) was a Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist.[1] Professional from 1947 to 1966, he won the Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships six times and a silver medal at the 1957 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, winning a total of 44 cyclo-crosses during his career. During the summer, he also occasionally competed in road races. He then coached the Belgian national team for sixteen years and won twenty world championship titles with his riders, notably Eric and Roger De Vlaeminck and Roland Liboton.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Firmin Van Kerrebroek". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Veldritlegende Van Kerrebroeck is overleden". nieuwsblad.be/. Het Nieuwsblad. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

External links

  • Firmin Van Kerrebroeck at Cycling ArchivesEdit on Wikidata
  • Firmin Van Kerrebroeck at ProCyclingStatsEdit on Wikidata
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