Roger De Clercq

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| 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=

=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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