Armand Desmet (23 January 1931 – 17 November 2012) nieuwsblad.be
Details of death (in Dutch). was a Belgian professional

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. Desmet was born in

Waregem Waregem (; ), spelled Waereghem before, is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the river Lys, between Kortrijk and Ghent. It is part of the administrative district of ...

, and competed professionally between 1955 and 1967. He was the first winner of the

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and

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. In the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

, Desmet finished 2nd place after leading the general classification for several days. Desmet rode with the Faema team between 1961 and 1963) and Solo Superia between 1964 and 1966) and was part of the "red guard" of

Rik Van Looy Henri "Rik" Van Looy (20 December 1933 – 17 December 2024) was a Belgian professional Cycle sport, cyclist of the post-World War II, war period. Nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian city ...

Major results

;1955 :Kortemark ;1957 :Sijsele :Vichte ;1958 :

;1959 :

Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium (; ) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...

:Dendermonde :Waregem ;1960 :Boortmeerbeek :

: ::2nd place overall classification ;1962 :Nederbrakel :

:Deerlijk ;1963 :Bottelare :

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

: ::5th place overall classification ;1964 :

: ::Winner stage 4A ;1965 :Vichte ;1966 :Ouwegem ;1967 :Brussel - Bever

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Armand Desmet
Belgian male cyclists 1931 births 2012 deaths Belgian Vuelta a España stage winners Sportspeople from Waregem Cyclists from West Flanders 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1930s-stub