Alfons Sweeck (15 March 1936 – 13 December 2019) was a

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professional cyclist from 1959 to 1962. He was the grandfather of fellow cyclists Laurens,

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and Hendrik Sweeck. Sweeck won a stage of the

1960 Vuelta a España The 15th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of pain-nl, a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 15 May 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of , and was won by Franz De Mulder of the Gro ...

and the general classification of the 1960

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Major results

;1957 : 5th

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;1958 : 3rd Overall

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::1st Stages 3 & 5a ( ITT) ;1959 : 1st Stage 3b

: 1st Stage 6

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: 9th

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;1960 : 1st Overall

: 1st Stage 10

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References

1936 births 2019 deaths Cyclists from Flemish Brabant Belgian male cyclists Belgian Vuelta a España stage winners People from Keerbergen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1930s-stub