Germain Derycke

Germain Derycke was a Belgian road bicycle racer, born in Bellegem on 2 November 1929 and died in Kortrijk on 13 January 1978. He was a classics specialist, the kind of rider who targets the demanding one-day races. In his second year as a professional he came second in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and in 1953 he won Paris-Roubaix. He twice stood on the podium at the world road race championship, second to Fausto Coppi in 1953 and third in 1955 behind Stan Ockers and Jean-Pierre Schmitz. This entry records his nationality, his birth year and his sport; the one-day races are not yet separate entries in the atlas.