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Michel D'Hooghe
Personal information
Full name	Michel D'Hooghe
Born	19 February 1912; Zele, East Flanders, Belgium
Died	12 May 1940 (aged 28); Lokeren, East Flanders, Belgium
Team information
Role	Rider
Professional team
1934–1940	Van Hauwaert
Major wins
	Tour of Flanders (1937)

Michel D'Hooghe (19 February 1912 – 12 May 1940) was a Belgian racing cyclist.^[1]^[2] He won the Tour of Flanders in 1937.^[3] D'Hooghe was killed in action during World War II, during an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940.^[4]

Major results

Source:^[5]
1933: 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten independents
1934: 3rd Grote 1-MeiPrijs
1935: 2nd Omloop van het Houtland; 2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman (nl); 4th Ronde van Limburg
1936: 1st Ronde van Limburg; 1st GP Marcel Kint; 2nd Grote 1-MeiPrijs; 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs; 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde; 2nd GP Frans Melckenbeeck (nl); 2nd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen; 2nd Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas; 3rd Road race, National Road Championships; 3rd De Drie Zustersteden
1937: 1st Tour of Flanders; 1st Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas; 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde; 2nd Scheldeprijs; 3rd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen; 4th GP Marcel Kint; 7th Road race, UCI World Championships
1938: 2nd Antwerpen–Gent–Antwerpen; 6th Ronde van Limburg

References

^ "Michel D'Hooghe". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
^ "Michel D'Hooghe". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
^ "1937 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
^ "Michel D'HOOGHE". Memoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "Michel D'Hooghe". FirstCycling.com. 16 March 2024.