Firmin Van Kerrebroeck
Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist (1922–2011)
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Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (14 December 1922 – 17 August 2011) was a Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist.[1] Professional from 1947 to 1966, he won the Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships six times and a silver medal at the 1957 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, winning a total of 44 cyclo-crosses during his career. During the summer, he also occasionally competed in road races. He then coached the Belgian national team for sixteen years and won twenty world championship titles with his riders, notably Eric and Roger De Vlaeminck and Roland Liboton.[2]
Born14 December 1922
Wondelgem, Belgium
Wondelgem, Belgium
Died17 August 2011 (aged 88)
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Discipline
- Cyclo-cross
- Road
Role
- Rider
- Manager
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| Born | 14 December 1922 Wondelgem, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 August 2011 (aged 88) Oudenaarde, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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| 1948–1949 | Dardenne | ||||||||||||||
| 1949 | Terrot–Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | La Gantoise | ||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Mercier–Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||
| 1955–1958 | Groene Leeuw | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Coppi | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1966 | Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS | ||||||||||||||
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