Bernard Van de Kerckhove (8 July 1941 – 15 September 2015) was a Belgian professional

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from 1962 to 1971. The highlights of his career were stage win in the

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, which resulted in him wearing the

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for two stages. Then again in the

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he won stage two and wore the jersey for one day. He would reclaim the jersey in this Tour, and wear it for two more days at the beginning of the 2nd week.

Major results

;1962 :Roeselare ;1963 :Houthulst :Omloop der Zennevalei :Koksijde ;1964 :Assebroek :

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: ::Winner stage 3A ::Wearing

for two days :Roeselare :Wingene ;1965 :Adinkerke :Meerbeke :Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen :

: ::Winner stage 2 ::Wearing

for three days :Merelbeke ;1966 :Adinkerke :

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;1967 :Adinkerke ;1968 :Westouter :Zingem ;1969 :Koksijde

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Bernard Van de Kerckhove
1941 births 2015 deaths Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners People from Mouscron Cyclists from Hainaut (province) {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1940s-stub