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Johan De Muynck

Johan De Muynck

Belgian cyclist

Johan De Muynck (born 30 May 1948 in Sleidinge, East Flanders)[1] is a former Belgian professional road racing cyclist who raced from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. He was an outstanding climber. Other Grand Tour highlights include a very strong performance in the closely contested 1976 Giro d'Italia where he held the Maglia Rosa until the final time trial finishing on the podium in 2nd just nineteen seconds behind Felice Gimondi. He also rode well in the 1980 and 1981 editions of the Tour de France where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. Up to Remco Evenepoel's victory in the 2022 Vuelta a España, De Muynck was the last Belgian rider to win a Grand Tour.[2]

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Major results

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1970
4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Amateur
1971
3rd Scheldeprijs
8th GP Stad Zottegem
10th GP Flandria
10th Omloop van de Westhoek
1972
3rd Leeuwse Pijl
5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
5th Omloop van de Westhoek
7th Circuit des XI Villes
9th Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
10th E3 Harelbeke
1973
1st Brabantse Pijl
1975
1st Stage 5a Tour of Belgium
2nd Omloop Schelde-Durme
7th Omloop van het Zuidwesten
10th Brabantse Pijl
10th Milano–Torino
1976
1st Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stages 2, 4 & 5b (ITT)
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
Held after stages 19-21
1st Stage 6
4th Giro dell'Emilia
7th Trofeo Matteotti
1977
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 5
2nd Overall À travers Lausanne
2nd Paris–Tours
4th Giro dell'Emilia
5th Overall Tour de Romandie
8th Overall Tour de Suisse
8th Overall Giro di Puglia
8th Giro di Lombardia
8th Giro del Veneto
1978
1st Overall Giro d'Italia
Held after Stages 3-20
1st Stage 3
7th Overall GP du Midi-Libre
1st Stage 4
8th Coppa Sabatini
9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
9th Giro di Lombardia
10th Trofeo Laigueglia
10th Giro dell'Emilia
1979
6th Milano–Torino
1980
3rd Leeuwse Pijl
4th Overall Tour de France
7th Overall Vuelta a España
8th Druivenkoers Overijse
8th GP Eddy Merckx
1981
1st Subida a Arrate
2nd GP Villafranca de Ordizia
7th Overall Tour de France
8th Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Giro di Lombardia
1983
4th Circuit des Frontières

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References

  1. [1]
    "Johan De Muynck". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. [2]
    "The Last Belgian Grand Tour Winner: Johan De Muynck". Pez Cycling. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Johan De Muynck". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Johan de Muynck". First cycling. Retrieved 9 January 2021.


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