Edward (Ward) Van Dijck (22 March 1918 – 22 April 1977) was a Belgian professional

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during the 1940s and 1950s. Van Dijck became the second Belgian to win the Spanish Grand Tour at the 1947

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—which covered 24 stages and 3,893 km—upsetting Spaniards Manuel Costa and 1945 Vuelta champion Delio Rodríguez. The following year, he won the 16th stage in the

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Major results

Source: ;1939 :1st Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Mondorf :3rd Binche-Tournai-Binche ;1940 :1st Championship of Hainaut (independents) :2nd

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, road race (independents) ;1941 :1st Stage 2 Omloop van België :1st Muur Classic Geraardsbergen ;1942 :1st ;1943 :1st Grand Prix de Wallonie :1st Roosbeek :3rd De Drie Zustersteden :10th

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;1944 :1st Bertem :1st Verviers :2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen :3rd Ronde van Limburg ;1945 :1st Stage 4

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:1st Bertem :2nd

:3rd Ronde van Limburg :6th

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;1946 :1st Brussels–Ingooigem :1st Ronde van Limburg :1st Overall Omnium de la Route :: 1st Stage 2 :1st GP Beeckman :3rd

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:6th

;1947 :1st Jersey gold

Overall

::Winner Stages 16b and 21a :2nd

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:2nd ;1948 :

:: Winner Stage 16 :2nd Brussel–Sint-Truiden :3rd :7th Overall

:8th

;1949 :1st Rijkevorsel :2nd Circuit de la Côte d'Or :3rd Overall

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::1st Stages 6, 9 & 17 :3rd

;1950 :1st GP Stad Vilvoorde ;1951 :1st Leuven :2nd Dokter Tistaertprijs Zottegem

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Edward Van Dijck
1918 births 1977 deaths Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners Vuelta a España winners Belgian Vuelta a España stage winners People from Herent Cyclists from Flemish Brabant 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub