Danny De Bie

Danny De Bie (born 23 January 1960) is a former Belgian professional cyclist and directeur sportif, who won the men's race at the 1989 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. His brothers Eddy De Bie and Rudy De Bie also competed professionally.

Career

Born in Beersel, De Bie achieved several successes on the road but started to focus on cyclo-cross full-time after taking the silver medal at the 1987 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. He went to Switzerland which was at that time the main place for cyclo-cross races. Two years later he achieved that. The World Cyclo-Cross Championships parcours at Pont-Château in 1989, was a course that was suited to him. De Bie was able to cycle up a tough climb of almost 100 metres where his opponents such as Adri van der Poel had to walk and as a result De Bie was able to make a gap every time he went over the climb. After winning the rainbow jersey, De Bie became one of the best cyclo crossers of the world with a win in the Superprestige classification and increased popularity for the sport in Belgium.

In 1991 De Bie was suspected of possible tampering with a doping control after a Superprestige race in Zillebeke and he was not allowed to take part in the World Championships that year in Gieten. De Bie was Belgium cyclo-cross champion for three years in a row and then beaten by Paul Herijgers. De Bie in his career won 11 Superprestige races.

After his career he worked as directeur sportif for the team between 2000 and 2014, and in 2015.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

;1986–1987
: 2nd UCI World Championships
: Superprestige
::2nd Zillebeke
;1987–1988
: 3rd National Championships
;1988–1989
: 1st UCI World Championships
: Superprestige
::1st Overijse
::2nd Gavere
::3rd Wetzikon
: GvA Trophy
::1st Koksijde
: 1st Breendonk
: 2nd Putte-Peulis
: 3rd National Championships
;1989–1990
: 1st National Championships
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Plzeň
::1st Diegem
::1st Gavere
::1st Overijse
::1st Zillebeke
::2nd Gieten
::2nd Zürich-Waid
::2nd Overijse
::3rd Valenswaard
: GvA Trophy
::1st Koksijde
::1st Niel
::1st Loenhout
: 1st Mol
: 2nd Harnes
;1990–1991
: 1st National Championships
: 1st Contern
: 2nd Overall Superprestige
::1st Gavere
::1st Gieten
::1st Plzeň
::2nd Zillebeke
::3rd Valenswaard
: GvA Trophy
::1st Loenhout
: 1st Kalmthout
;1991–1992
: 1st National Championships
: 2nd Overall Superprestige
::1st Diegem
::1st Gieten
::3rd Gavere
: GvA Trophy
::1st Loenhout
::1st Essen
::1st Koksijde
: 2nd Kalmthout
;1992–1993
: 2nd National Championships
: 3rd Overall Superprestige
::1st Gieten
::2nd Harnes
::3rd Gavere
: GvA Trophy
::1st Essen
::1st Koksijde
;1993–1994
: 1st Sint-Niklaas
: 1st Heist-op-den-Berg
: 2nd Overall GvA Trophy
::1st Essen
::1st Kalmthout
::1st Niel
::2nd Hoogstraten
::3rd Koksijde
: 2nd Overall UCI World Cup
::2nd Igorre
::4th Eindhoven
::4th Eschenbach
::5th Loenhout
: 2nd National Championships
: 2nd Vladslo
: 2nd Wingene
: Superprestige
::3rd Gavere
: 3rd Cublize
: 3rd Telleriarte
;1994–1995
: 1st Heist-op-den-Berg
: 2nd National Championships
: 3rd Sint-Lievens-Esse
;1995–1996
: 2nd Zonnebeke
: 3rd Veldegem
;1996–1997
: 1st Löhne
: 1st Meiningen
: 3rd Koppenberg
: 3rd Uster
;1997–1998
: Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::3rd Gavere
: 1st Aachen
: 1st Dover
: 1st Lanarvily
: 1st Löhne
: 1st Paal
: 2nd Overall GvA Trophy
::2nd Rijkevorsel
::2nd Niel
: 2nd Veldegem
: 3rd Charleville-Mezières
: 3rd Volketswil
;1998–1999
: 2nd Charleville-Mezières
: 3rd Nottingham
;1999–2000
: 2nd Westerlo
: 2nd München
: 3rd Beuvry

Road

; 1977
: 1st Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich
; 1978
: 1st Dusika Jugend Tour
; 1979
: 1st Stage 7 Omloop van de Kempen
; 1984
: 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Brabant

References

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1960 births
Living people
Belgian male cyclists
Belgian cyclo-cross cyclists
UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions (men)
People from Beersel
Cyclists from Flemish Brabant
Belgian cyclo-cross champions
20th-century Belgian sportsmen