Valère Van Sweevelt
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1947 Kuringen, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1968 | Smith's |
| 1969 | Faema |
| 1970 | Peugeot–BP–Michelin |
| 1973 | Goldor–Hercka |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Valère Van Sweevelt (born 15 April 1947) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. He won the 1968 edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège.[1]
Valère was the older brother of Belgian former racing cyclist Ronny Van Sweevelt.
Major results
[edit]- 1966
- 1st Internationales Ernst-Sachs-Gedächtnis-Rennen
- 2nd Circuit du Hainaut
- 1967
- 1st Flèche Ardennaise
- 1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 1968
- 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Paris–Nice
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 3 & 4b
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3a Tour de Romandie
- 2nd Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 2nd Züri-Metzgete
- 4th Tour du Condroz
- 5th Nokere Koerse
- 7th Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke
- 7th Bruxelles–Meulebeke
- 8th Grand Prix Flandria
- 1969
- 3rd Omloop Het Volk
- 3rd Ronde van Limburg
- 4th Tour du Condroz
- 6th Gent–Wevelgem
- 9th Amstel Gold Race
- 1970
- 6th Omloop van de Fruitstreek
- 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
Classics results timeline
[edit]| Monument | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | 12 | 95 | — |
| Tour of Flanders | Did not contest | ||
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | 24 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 1 | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | Did not contest | ||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Valere Van Sweevelt". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Valere van Sweevelt at Cycling Archives
- Valere van Sweevelt at ProCyclingStats
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