Armand Desmet
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Armand Desmet was a Belgian
professional road bicycle racer. Desmet was the first winner of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
and Rund um den Henninger-Turm. In the Vuelta a España
, Desmet finished 2nd place after leading the general classification for several days.
1957
1958
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1960
1962
1963
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1965
1966
1967
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
professional road bicycle racer. Desmet was the first winner of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The E3 Harelbeke is an annual cycling race in the Flanders area of Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke over 210 kilometres. The event is organised by the Hand in Hand Cycling Club of Harelbeke and is ranked 1.HC on the UCI Continental calendar....
and Rund um den Henninger-Turm. In the Vuelta a España
1960 Vuelta a España
The 15th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 29 to May 15, 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,567 km, and was won by Franz De Mulder of the Groene Leeuw cycling team...
, Desmet finished 2nd place after leading the general classification for several days.
Palmarès
1955- Kortemark
1957
- Sijsele
- Vichte
1958
- E3 Prijs VlaanderenE3 Prijs VlaanderenThe E3 Harelbeke is an annual cycling race in the Flanders area of Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke over 210 kilometres. The event is organised by the Hand in Hand Cycling Club of Harelbeke and is ranked 1.HC on the UCI Continental calendar....
1959
- Tour of BelgiumTour of BelgiumThe Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
- Dendermonde
- Waregem
1960
- Boortmeerbeek
- Vuelta a España1960 Vuelta a EspañaThe 15th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 29 to May 15, 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,567 km, and was won by Franz De Mulder of the Groene Leeuw cycling team...
:- 2nd place overall classification
1962
- Nederbrakel
- Rund um den Henninger-Turm
- Deerlijk
1963
- Bottelare
- Tour de France1963 Tour de FranceThe 1963 Tour de France was the 50th Tour de France, taking place June 23 to July 14, 1963. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4137 km, with riders averaging 37.092 km/h...
:- 5th place overall classification
1964
- Vuelta a España1964 Vuelta a EspañaThe 19th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 30 to May 16, 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,860 km, and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team...
:- Winner stage 4A
1965
- Vichte
1966
- Ouwegem
1967
- Brussel - Bever