Eric McKenzie (born 28 August 1958) is a New Zealand former professional

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. He won the 1979

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and rode in four editions of the

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(1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985). In the 1982 Tour de France he finished fifth in two stages and in 1983 Tour de France achieved stage finishes of third and fourth.

Major results

Results: ;1979 : 1st Overall

: 4th Overall Dulux Six Day ;1982 : 3rd GP Union Dortmund : 3rd Tour du Nord-Ouest : 4th Omloop van West-Brabant : 7th Overall Setmana-Catalana : 10th

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;1983 : 4th

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: 5th

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: 6th ircuit des Frontières : 6th GP Frans Melckenbeek : 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne ;1984 : 7th Clasica de Sabinanigo ;1985 : 3rd Leeuwse Pijl : 4th 1985 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens">Grote Prijs Jef Scherens Tour of Leuven - Memorial Jef Scherens (until 2021 ''Grote Prijs Jef Scherens'') is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is ...

Major results

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