Roger De Clercq
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Roger De Clercq
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| birth_date = 2 September 1930
| birth_place = {{ill|Nederzwalm-Hermelgem|nl}}, Zwalm, Belgium
| death_date = 24 August 2014 (aged 83)
| death_place = Aalst, Belgium
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| discipline = {{ubl|Cyclo-cross|Road}}
| role = Rider
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| proyears1 = 1954
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|Groene Leeuw|1954}}
| proyears2 = 1955–1956
| proteam2 = Plume–Vainqueur
| proyears3 = 1957
| proteam3 = Elvé–Marvan
| proyears4 = 1958
| proteam4 = Plume–Vainqueur
| proyears5 = 1959–1968
| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|Groene Leeuw|1959}}
| majorwins = ;Cyclo-cross
:National Championships (1960, 1962, 1964)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's cyclo-cross}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver | 1964 Overboelare|Elite race}}
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Roger De Clercq (2 September 1930 – 24 August 2014) was a Belgian racing cyclist. Professional from 1954 to 1968, he won 68 races in his career; including the Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships three times, in 1960, 1962 and 1964, and a silver medal at the 1964 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.{{cite web | url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20110817_068 | title=Ex-veldrijder Roger De Clercq overleden | publisher=Het Nieuwsblad | work=nieuwsblad.be/ | date=27 August 2014 | accessdate=17 January 2022}} He was the brother of René De Clercq and the uncle of Mario De Clercq, also professional cyclists.{{cite web | url=https://cx.procyclingstats.com/rider/roger-de-clercq/start | title=Roger De Clercq | work=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=17 January 2022}}
Major results
=Cyclo-cross=
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;1953
: 2nd National Championships
: 10th UCI World Championships
;1954
: 2nd National Championships
: 7th UCI World Championships
;1955
: 2nd National Championships
;1956
: 2nd National Championships
;1957
: 3rd National Championships
: 10th UCI World Championships
;1958
: 2nd National Championships
;1959
: 1st Noordzeecross
: 1st Zonhoven
;1960
: 1st 20px National Championships
: 8th UCI World Championships
;1961
: 5th UCI World Championships
;1962
: 1st 20px National Championships
: 1st Zonhoven
: 4th UCI World Championships
;1963
: 5th UCI World Championships
;1964
: 1st 20px National Championships
: 2nd 15px UCI World Championships
;1965
: 1st Noordzeecross
: 4th UCI World Championships
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=Road=
;1954
: 1st Petegem-aan-de-Leie
: 1st Stage 8 Route de France
;1955
: 2nd Petegem-aan-de-Leie
;1956
: 2nd Nokere Koerse
;1958
: 10th Elfstedenronde
References
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External links
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{{Belgian National Cyclo-cross Champion – Men's Elite}}
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Category:Belgian male cyclists
Category:Belgian cyclo-cross cyclists
Category:Belgian cyclo-cross champions