Danny De Bie (born 23 January 1960) is a former

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professional cyclist and

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, who won the men's race at the 1989 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. His brothers Eddy De Bie and Rudy De Bie also competed professionally.

Career

Born in Beersel, De Bie achieved several successes on the road but started to focus on cyclo-cross full-time after taking the silver medal at the 1987 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. He went to Switzerland which was at that time the main place for cyclo-cross races. Two years later he achieved that. The World Cyclo-Cross Championships parcours at Pont-Château in 1989, was a course that was suited to him. De Bie was able to cycle up a tough climb of almost 100 metres where his opponents such as

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had to walk and as a result De Bie was able to make a gap every time he went over the climb. After winning the rainbow jersey, De Bie became one of the best cyclo crossers of the world with a win in the Superprestige classification and increased popularity for the sport in Belgium. In 1991 De Bie was suspected of possible tampering with a doping control after a Superprestige race in Zillebeke and he was not allowed to take part in the World Championships that year in Gieten. De Bie was Belgium cyclo-cross champion for three years in a row and then beaten by Paul Herijgers. De Bie in his career won 11 Superprestige races. After his career he worked as directeur sportif for the team between 2000 and 2014, and in 2015.

Major Results

Cyclo-cross

; 1987 : 2nd Cyclocross Zillebeke : 2nd Silver medal uci

UCI World CX Championships ; 1988 : 1st Druivenveldrit Overijse : 1st Duinencross Koksijde : 2nd Cyclocross Putte-Peulis : 3rd Bronze medal blank

National CX Championships ; 1989 : 1st Jersey rainbow

UCI World CX Championships : 1st

Superprestige Diegem The Superprestige Diegem is a cyclo-cross race held in Diegem, Belgium, which is part of the Superprestige. Since 2007, the race is held in the evening under artificial lighting Lighting or illumination is the deliberate use of light to ...

: 1st Azencross Loenhout : 1st Cyclocross Mol : 1st Cyklokros Plzeň : 1st Duinencross Koksijde : 1st Cyclocross Valenswaard : 1st Superprestige Gieten : 1st Jaarmarktcross Niel : 1st Cyclocross Breendonk : 2nd Druivenveldrit Overijse : 2nd Zürich-Waid : 2nd

Cyclo-cross Gavere The Superprestige Gavere is a cyclo-cross race held in Gavere, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to ...

: 3rd

National CX Championships : 3rd Cyclocross Wetzikon ; 1990 : 1st Jersey_belgianflag

National CX Championships :1st Cyclo-cross Superprestige : 1st Azencross Loenhout : 1st Druivenveldrit Overijse : 1st Superprestige Gieten : 1st Cyklokros Plzeň : 1st Cyclocross Contern : 1st

: 1st Cyclocross Zillebeke : 2nd Cyclocross Harnes : 3rd Cyclocross Valenswaard ;1991 : 1st Jersey_belgianflag

National CX Championships : 1st

: 1st Azencross Loenhout : 1st

Cyclo-cross Kalmthout The Cyclo-cross Kalmthout is a cyclo-cross race held in Kalmthout, Belgium. First held in 1991 under the name "Grote prijs industrie Bosduin", this race was a part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season-long com ...

: 1st GP Essen : 1st Duinencross Koksijde : 1st Superprestige Gieten : 2nd Cyclocross Zillebeke :2nd Cyclo-cross Superprestige ;1992 : 1st Jersey_belgianflag

National CX Championships : 1st GP Essen : 1st Duinencross Koksijde : 1st Superprestige Gieten :2nd Cyclo-cross Superprestige :2nd

:3rd

;1993 : 1st

: 1st GP Essen : 1st Jaarmarktcross Niel : 2nd Silver medal blank

National CX Championships : 2nd Ziklokross Igorre : 2nd

Kasteelcross Zonnebeke The Kasteelcross Zonnebeke is a cyclo-cross race held in Zonnebeke Zonnebeke (; vls, Zunnebeke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zo ...

: 2nd Cyclocross Harnes : 2nd

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: 3rd Duinencross Koksijde :3rd

:3rd Cyclo-cross Superprestige ;1994 : 2nd Silver medal blank

National CX Championships : 2nd

:2nd General Classification GvA Trophy :2nd

;1995 : 2nd

;1997 :2nd Cyclocross Rijkevorsel :2nd Jaarmarktcross Niel :2nd Noordzeecross Middelkerke :3rd

:3rd Cyclocross Oudenaarde ;1998 :1st CyclocrossRuddervoorde :2nd General Classification GvA Trophy

Road

; 1977 : 1st Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich ; 1978 : 1st Dusika Jugend Tour ; 1979 : 1st Stage 7 Omloop van de Kempen ; 1984 : 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Brabant

References

External links

* 1960 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Cyclo-cross cyclists UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions (men) People from Beersel Cyclists from Flemish Brabant Belgian cyclo-cross champions {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1960s-stub