Full name Edward Van Dijck Discipline Road | Name Edward Dijck Role Bicycler | |
Born 22 March 1918
Herent, Belgium ( 1918-03-22 ) Died April 22, 1977, Leuven, Belgium | ||
Edward (Ward) Van Dijck (22 March 1918 – 22 April 1977) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer during the 1940s and 1950s.
Van Dijck became the second Belgian to win the Spanish Grand Tour at the 1947 Vuelta a España—which covered 24 stages and 3,893 km—upsetting Manuel Costa of Spain and 1945 Vuelta champion Delio Rodriguez of Spain.
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