Ernest Sterckx

{{short description|Belgian cyclist}}

{{use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Ernest Sterckx

| image = Ernest Sterckx.png

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|12|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Westerlo, Belgium

| death_date = {{death date and age|1975|2|3|1922|12|1|df=yes}}

| death_place = Leuven, Belgium

| height =

| weight =

| currentteam =

| discipline =

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| proyears1 = 1943

| proteam1 = Individual

| proyears2 = 1944

| proteam2 = A. Trialoux-Wolber

| proyears3 = 1945

| proteam3 = Alcyon-Dunlop

| proyears4 = 1946

| proteam4 = La Française-Dunlop

| proyears5 = 1947-1948

| proteam5 = Alcyon-Dunlop

| proyears6 = 1949

| proteam6 = Ganna

| proyears7 = 1950

| proteam7 = Allegro

| proyears8 = 1951

| proteam8 = Terrot-Wolber

| proyears9 = 1952

| proteam9 = Peugeot-Dunlop

| proyears10 = 1955-1958

| proteam10 = L'Avenir

| majorwins = Stage races

:Tour of Belgium (1949)

One-day races and Classics

:Gent–Wevelgem (1946)

:La Flèche Wallonne (1947)

:Paris–Brussels (1947)

:Scheldeprijs (1951)

:Omloop Het Volk (1952, 1953, 1956)

| medaltemplates =

| show-medals =

| updated =

}}

Ernest Sterckx (1 December 1922 – 3 February 1975) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=6766 |title=Ernest Sterckx |accessdate=27 February 2016 |work=Cycling Archives}} He won the 1946 Gent-Wevelgem and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 1952, 1953 and 1956.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=347 |title=Omloop Het Nieuwsblad |accessdate=27 February 2016 |work=Cycling Archives}}

In 2023, a statue of him was erected in Heultje, Belgium.{{Cite web |date=17 September 2023 |title=Wielerlegende Nest Sterckx krijgt standbeeld in "zijn" Heultje: "De Koning der Kermiskoersen" |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/09/17/westerlo-onthult-standbeeld-voor-wielerlegende-nest-sterckx-de/ |website=vrt.be |language=nl}}