Willy Schroeders
Encyclopedia
Willy Schroeders is a former Belgian
professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1955 to 1965. He had 30 professional victories which included three stage wins in the Giro d'Italia
as well as wearing the maillot jaune in the Tour de France
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1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
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. He was professional from 1955 to 1965. He had 30 professional victories which included three stage wins in the Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
as well as wearing the maillot jaune in the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
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Palmarès
1956- GP du Brabant Wallon
- Omloop van Midden-België
- Omloop van het Westen
- Puurs
- Zellik
1957
- Den Bosch
- Ninove
- Grote Prijs Stad ZottegemGrote Prijs Stad ZottegemGrote Prijs Stad Zottegem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....
- Mechelen
- Haacht
- Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
- Hoegaarden
1958
- Deinze
- Machelen
1959
- GP des Ardennes
- GP du Brabant Wallon
- Mechelen
- Aalter
1960
- Drie Zustersteden
- Wavre
- Ninove
1961
- Sint-Katelijne-Waver
- Kumtich
- Giro d'Italia1961 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1961 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 20 May to 11 June 1961, consisting of 21 stages. This 44th edition was won by Arnaldo Pambianco.- Final classment:- Maglia rosa holders:...
:- Winner stages 3 and 19
1962
- GP Stad Vilvoorde
- Giro d'Italia1962 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1962 Giro d'Italia of cycling, 45th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 19 May to 9 June 1962. It consisted of 21 stages and was won by Franco Balmamion. The 1962 Giro d'Italia did not have any time trials, and was designed to visit many tourist attractions.-Final classification:-Leaders...
:- Winner stage 6
1963
- Brussel/Berchem - Ingooigem
- Kontich
- Halle–Ingooigem
- 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...
:- Wearing yellow jerseyYellow jerseyThe general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...
for three days
- Wearing yellow jersey