Ludo Dierckxsens (born 14 October 1964 in

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) is a former

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. He is best known for winning the 11th stage of the

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, while competing for .

1999 Tour de France

Ludo Dierckxsens won the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France. After this stage victory, Dierckxens went to take the obligatory doping tests. When the doctors asked him the routine question if he had taken any products which might cause a positive test result, Dierckxens replied that he had taken

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(Synacthen) in the Tour of Germany. He claimed to have a prescription for them, but his team did not know about this, and sent him home a few days later. The doping tests returned negative.

Major results

;1989 :1st Brussel-Zepperen ;1994 :1st Izegem ;1995 :1st Geetbets :1st Mechelen :1st Wanzele ;1996 :1st GP Stad Vilvoorde :1st Ruddervoorde :7th

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;1997 :1st Hasselt-Spa-Hasselt :1st Zellik-Galmaarden :1st

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:1st Belsele-Puivelde :1st Izegem ;1998 :1st Deinze :1st

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:4th

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:2nd GP Ouest France - Plouay ;1999 :1st Aalst :1st Profronde van Maastricht :1st MaillotBélgica

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:1st Stage 11

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;2000 :Deurne ;2001 :1st

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:5th

De Brabantse Pijl The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been ...

:8th

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:6th

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:10th

Scheldeprijs The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, ...

:Deurne ;2002 :1st Peer ;2003 :1st

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:1st Boom ;2005 :1st Wilrijk :1st Tessenderlo :10th

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Official Tour de France results for Ludo Dierckxsens
1964 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners Doping cases in cycling People from Geel Cyclists from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1960s-stub

1999 Tour de France

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