Belgian cyclist (born 1939)
Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939) is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093 km)[ 1] overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Biography
Bracke was born in Hamme East Flanders , Belgium, on 24 May 1939.[ 5] rouleur and time trialist , he emerged as an amateur in 1962 by winning the tenth stage of the Peace Race . In May of the same year he won the Grand Prix des Nations , a time trial race. He turned pro on 26 September 1962, joining the Peugeot-BP-Dunlop team headed by Gaston Plaud.
In the following years he obtained numerous prestigious victories on road: he won the Trofeo Baracchi , together with Eddy Merckx , in 1966[ 6] [ 7] 1966 Tour de France and the final time trial of the 1976 Tour de France . He finished in third place in the general classification at the 1968 Tour de France .[ 8] Vuelta a España , beating compatriot Wilfried David (who placed second) and Spaniard Luis Ocaña (who placed third).[ 8] [ 2]
He became world champion in track pursuit in 1964 in Paris [ 9] 1969 ,[ 9] 1972 and 1974 and placing third in 1973 . On 30 October 1967 he recorded the hour record with 48,093 kilometers at the Olympic Velodrome in Rome , becoming the first cyclist to reach the milestone of 48 kilometers.[ 10] Ole Ritter , remained the best performance on track below 600 meters of altitude for a long time.
In 1978 he ended his cycling career and took over a furniture business with his wife.[ 11] Ghent .[ 12]
Honours
In 1967 Bracke was voted Belgian Sportsman of the Year [ 13] Belgian Sports Merit Award .[ 14] [ 15]
Major results
Road
Track
1964
1st Individual pursuit , UCI World Championships
3rd National Track Championships
1965
1st National Track Championships
2nd Individual pursuit , UCI World Championships
3rd Omnium , European Championships
1966
2nd Individual pursuit , UCI World Championships
1967
World Hour Record – 48.093km1st National Track Championships
1st Six Days of Charleroi (with Patrick Sercu )
1968
1st Six Days of Charleroi (with Eddy Merckx )
2nd National Track Championships
1969
1st Individual pursuit , UCI World Championships
3rd Six Days of Charleroi (with Rudi Altig )
1970
2nd Six Days of Brussels
3rd National Track Championships
1971
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Peter Post
3rd Six Days of Grenoble
3rd Six Days of Brussels
3rd National Track Championships
1972
Belgian National Championships
1st
1st 2nd Individual pursuit , UCI World Championships
1973
1st National Track Championships
1st Six Days of Montreal (with Robert Van Lancker )
3rd Individual pursuit , UCI World Championships
3rd European Championships
1974
2nd Individual pursuit , UCI World Championships
2nd National Track Championships
3rd Six Days of Herning (with Julien Stevens )
1975
Belgian National Championships
2nd Willy Debosscher )
3rd 1977
3rd National Track Championships
1979
3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Constant Tourné )
World record info
References
^ "Historisch! Campenaerts verpulvert record Wiggins en breekt door 55 km-grens" . 16 April 2019.^ a b "Ferdinand Bracke" .^ "Palmarès de Ferdinand Bracke (Bel)" . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021 .^ "Ferdinand Bracke" . FirstCycling.com . 2022.^ Witte, Udo (2015). Campionissimo, Monsieur Chrono, Kannibale & Co. Profi-Straßenradrennen nach 1945, Band 2: 1960-1975 ISBN 9783738616927 . Retrieved 22 November 2021 . ^ Friebe, Daniel (2013). Eddy Merckx, een leven ISBN 9789401404792 . Retrieved 22 November 2021 . ^ Fotheringham, William (2019). Eneko Garate Iturralde (ed.). Merckx Mitad hombre, mitad máquina ISBN 9788412018875 ^ a b Walsh, David (2012). Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong ISBN 9781471127564 ^ a b Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (9 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Cycling ISBN 9780810873698 ^ Garbelli, Angelo (2011). Ciclismo Italico ISBN 9788865952986 . Retrieved 22 November 2021 . ^ Udo Witte: Campionissimo, Monsieur Chrono, Kannibale & Co.. BoD – Books on Demand, 2015, ISBN 978-3-738-61692-7, p. 345 Google Books ID=JwOSCgAAQBAJ.
^ Deutscher Radsport-Verband der DDR (ed.). Der Radsportler . Berlin. p. 1. ^ "Palmares Sportman van het jaar" (in Dutch).^ " . hln.be (in Dutch). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018 .^ "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste" .^ "Ferdinand Bracke. Pedaleur pur sang" (in Dutch). servicekoers.be. 25 October 2022.
External links
Records
Preceded by
UCI hour record (48.093 km) Succeeded by
Men Women Team Talent Paralympic Coach
