Edward (Ward) Van Dijck (22 March 1918 – 22 April 1977) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer during the 1940s and 1950s.
Van Dijck became the second Belgian to win the Spanish Grand Tour at the 1947 Vuelta a España—which covered 24 stages and 3,893 km—upsetting Spaniards Manuel Costa and 1945 Vuelta champion Delio Rodríguez. The following year, he won the 16th stage in the Tour de France.
Major results Source:
1939 1st Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Mondorf 3rd Binche-Tournai-Binche 1940 1st Championship of Hainaut (independents) 2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships, road race (independents) 1941 1st Stage 2 Omloop van België 1st Muur Classic Geraardsbergen 1942 1st 1943 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie 1st Roosbeek 3rd De Drie Zustersteden 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1944 1st Bertem 1st Verviers 2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen 3rd Ronde van Limburg 1945 1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium 1st Bertem 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 3rd Ronde van Limburg 6th Tour of Flanders 1946 1st Brussels–Ingooigem 1st Ronde van Limburg 1st Overall Omnium de la Route 1st Stage 2 1st GP Beeckman 3rd La Flèche Wallonne 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1947 1st Overall Vuelta a España Winner Stages 16b and 21a 2nd Schaal Sels 2nd 1948 Tour de France Winner Stage 16 2nd Brussel–Sint-Truiden 3rd 7th Overall Tour of Belgium 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1949 1st Rijkevorsel 2nd Circuit de la Côte d'Or 3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie 1st Stages 6, 9 & 17 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1950 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde 1951 1st Leuven 2nd Dokter Tistaertprijs Zottegem
References
External links
Official Tour de France results for Edward Van Dijck