1947 Omloop Het Volk
The 1947 Omloop Het Volk was the third edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 23 March 1947. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Albert Sercu. General classification References 1947 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ...

Albert Sercu
Albert Sercu (26 January 1918, Bornem – 24 August 1978, Roeselare) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver medal in the Elite race of the 1947 UCI Road World Championships. He rode in the 1947 Tour de France. He is the father of Patrick Sercu. Major results ;1939 : 1st, Tour of Flanders (amateur version) ;1942 : 2nd, National Road Race Championship ;1943 - Dilecta : 2nd, Tour of Flanders : 5th, Paris–Roubaix ;1944 - Dilecta ;1945 - Dilecta : 1st, Bruges-Ghent-Bruges : 1st, Brussels-Everbeek : 1st, Omloop der Vlaamse Bergen : 2nd, Tour of Flanders : 7th, Flèche Wallonne : 9th, Paris–Tours ;1946 - Dilecta, JB Louvet, Dossche Cycles : 1st, Brussels-Izegem : 4th, Tour of Belgium :: Winner Stages 4 & 6 : 4th, Tour of Flanders ;1947 - Bertin, Arbos-Talbot : 1st, Omloop "Het Volk" : 1st, Brussels-Izegem : 1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen : 1st, Nokere Koerse : World Road Race Championship : 2nd, Scheldeprijs : 3rd, Paris–Tour ...
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