Edgard Sorgeloos (14 December 1930 – 12 November 2016) was a Belgian professional
road bicycle racer
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. Sorgeloos' biggest success came at the end of his career, when he won a stage in the
1965 Tour de France
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.
Major results
;1951
:GP Maurice Depauw
;1952
:Welle
:Circuit de la Dendre
;1954
:Wervik
:Halse Pijl
;1955
:Erembodegem-Terjoden
:Steenhuize-Wijnhuize
:Ninove
:Halse Pijl
;1956
:Halse Pijl
:Nederbrakel
:Gooik
;1957
:GP de la Famenne
:Sint-Lievens-Esse
;1958
:Aachen
:Zeebrugge
:GP des Ardennes
:Wingene
;1959
:Sassari – Cagliari
:Ronse
;1960
:Sint-Lievens-Esse
;1961
:Erembodegem-Terjoden
;1962
:Düsseldorf
:Denderhoutem
:
Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
The Omloop der Vlaamse gewesten was a men's cycling race of which the original format was organized for the last time in 1972. The race was run in variating Flemish provinces or Brussels.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes o ...
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Grand Prix du Parisien
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(with
Rik Van Looy
Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cycle sport, cyclist of the post-World War II, war period, nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian ...
,
Guillaume van Tongerloo
Guillaume Van Tongerloo (29 December 1933 – 19 January 2017) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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,
Huub Zilverberg
Hubertus "Huub" Zilverberg (born 13 January 1939 in Goirle) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Zilverberg won a stage in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia.
Major results
;1959
:Olympia's Tour
;1961
:Ronde va ...
,
and
Peter Post
Peter Post (12 November 193314 January 2011) was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and won ...
)
;1964
:Ronde van Brabant
:Sassari – Cagliari
:Mol
:Zingem
;1965
:Aalst
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
:
::Winner stage 4
References
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Edgard Sorgeloos
1930 births
2016 deaths
Belgian male cyclists
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists from East Flanders
People from Haaltert
Tour de Suisse stage winners
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