Willy Kemp (28 December 1925 – 18 October 2021) was a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer. Kemp came from a wealthy home and studied economics. After becoming an amateur 1947 World University Cycling Champion, his parents agreed that he should become a professional cyclist. In 1949 he became national champion. Between 1948 and 1957 he rode every year the

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 ...

(10 times in total) and won a stage in the 1955 Tour de France. He died on 18 October 2021, at the age of 95. Prior to his death, he was noted as Luxembourg's oldest living professional cyclist.Willy Kemp im Alter von 95 Jahren gestorben
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Major results

;1947 : World University Cycling Champion, road race : World University Cycling Championships, individual pursuit : World University Cycling Championships, team pursuit :GP Faber ;1949 : national road race championships ;1950 : Stage 2

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;1951 : 2nd national road race championships ;1952 : Stage 1

Ronde van Nederland The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948. It's an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste Intern ...

: Stage 4a

: 2nd Overall:

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:: 1st Stage 1 ;1954 : Stage 3

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;1955 : 2nd national road race championships : 3rd Overall,

:: 1st Stage 2 : Stage 4

;1956 : Stage 3

;1957 : 3rd national road race championships

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Willy Kemp
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