Marcel Kint

Marcel Kint (20 September 1914, in Zwevegem 23 March 2002, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races[1] between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the World Cycling Championship, three stages of the Tour de France and the season-long competition equivalent to today's UCI ProTour.

Marcel Kint
Personal information
Full nameMarcel Kint
Born(1914-09-20)20 September 1914
Belgium
Died23 March 2002(2002-03-23) (aged 87)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1935Independent (semi-professional)
1936Mercier–Hutchinson
1937Fr. Pélissier
1937–1938Mercier–Hutchinson
1938–1939Fr. Pélissier
1939–1951Mercier–Hutchinson
1950–1951Girardengo
Major wins
1938 World Road Race championships

He specialized in one-day classic cycle races and won Paris–Roubaix, Gent–Wevelgem, Paris–Brussels. He was the only three-time consecutive winner of La Flèche Wallonne until 2016 when Alejandro Valverde won his third consecutive race and fourth overall.

Major results

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Velopalmares: Sterckx
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