Firmin Van Kerrebroeck

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]

Firmin Van Kerrebroeck
Personal information
Born14 December 1922
Wondelgem, Belgium
Died17 August 2011 (aged 88)
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Team information
Discipline
Role
  • Rider
  • Manager
Professional teams
1948–1949Dardenne
1949Terrot–Hutchinson
1949–1950La Gantoise
1950–1952Mercier–Hutchinson
1955–1958Groene Leeuw
1959Coppi
1960–1966Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS
Managerial team
Belgian national team
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Championships (1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1957 EdelareElite race

References

  1. "Firmin Van Kerrebroek". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. "Veldritlegende Van Kerrebroeck is overleden". nieuwsblad.be/. Het Nieuwsblad. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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