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Albert Sercu
Albert Sercu (26 January 1918, Bornem – 24 August 1978, Roeselare) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver medal in the Elite race of the 1947 UCI Road World Championships. He rode in the 1947 Tour de France. He is the father of Patrick Sercu. Major results ;1939 : 1st, 1939 Tour of Flanders, Tour of Flanders (amateur version) ;1942 : 2nd, National Road Race Championship ;1943 – Dilecta : 2nd, 1943 Tour of Flanders, Tour of Flanders : 5th, 1943 Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Roubaix ;1944 – Dilecta ;1945 – Dilecta : 1st, Bruges-Ghent-Bruges : 1st, Brussels-Everbeek : 1st, Omloop der Vlaamse Bergen : 2nd, 1945 Tour of Flanders, Tour of Flanders : 7th, 1945 La Flèche Wallonne, Flèche Wallonne : 9th, Paris–Tours ;1946 – Dilecta, JB Louvet, Dossche Cycles : 1st, Brussels-Izegem : 4th, Tour of Belgium :: Winner Stages 4 & 6 : 4th, Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders ;1947 – Bertin, Arbos-Talbot : 1st, 1947 Omloop Het Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bornem
Bornem (; old spelling: ''Bornhem'') is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises the village of Bornem proper, Hingene, and Weert, Antwerp, Weert, and . There are also the hamlet (place), hamlets of Branst, Buitenland, Eikevliet and Wintam. In 2021, Bornem had a total population of 21,428. The total area is 45.76 km2. Geography Heritage * Bornem Castle, Residence of the House Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde. * Bornem Abbey, only Cistercian Abbey in Flanders: residence of former general Amadeus de Bie and Henricus Smeulders. Climate Bornem has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Cfb''). Notable people * Walter Boeykens (b. Bornem, 6 January 1938), clarinetist * Pedro Coloma, Baron of Bornhem, who purchased the lordship in 1586 and renovated the castle * Jan Hammenecker (Mariekerke, 2 October 1878 – Westrode, 13 June 1932), writer and priest * Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |