CYCLIST

Patrick Sercu

1944 - 2019

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Patrick Sercu (27 June 1944 – 19 April 2019) was a Belgian cyclist who was active on the road and track between 1961 and 1983. On track, he won the gold medal in the 1 km time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, as well as three world titles in the sprint in 1963, 1967 and 1969. On the road, he earned the green jersey in the 1974 Tour de France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Sercu has received more than 62,984 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Patrick Sercu is the 34th most popular cyclist (up from 37th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 326th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Patrick Sercu ranks 34 out of 1,613. Before him are Jan Janssen, Lucien Van Impe, Rik Van Steenbergen, Nicolas Frantz, François Faber, and Louison Bobet. After him are Francisco Gabica, Ottavio Bottecchia, Odile Defraye, Louis Trousselier, Rudi Altig, and Ferdinand Kübler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Patrick Sercu ranks 207. Before him are Marie-France Pisier, Goukouni Oueddei, Terry Brooks, G. W. Bailey, Thongsing Thammavong, and Christian de Portzamparc. After him are Nelson Freire, Taylor Hackford, Ronald Lauder, Tom Okker, Brian Weiss, and Ram Chandra Poudel. Among people deceased in 2019, Patrick Sercu ranks 126. Before him are Dawda Jawara, John C. Bogle, Godfried Danneels, Monkey Punch, Jacques Loussier, and Jan Stráský. After him are Judith Kerr, Waldo Machado, Klaus Kinkel, John Havlicek, Billy Drago, and Kevin Roche.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Patrick Sercu ranks 295 out of 1,190. Before him are Philippe Herreweghe (1947), Achille Van Acker (1898), Frans Floris (1519), Abraham Janssens (1570), John III, Duke of Brabant (1300), and Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872). After him are Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Jean Bolland (1596), Gustave de Molinari (1819), Michiel Coxie (1499), Arnold Geulincx (1624), and Peter Snayers (1592).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Patrick Sercu ranks 7. Before him are Eddy Merckx (1945), Rik Van Looy (1933), Roger De Vlaeminck (1947), Philippe Thys (1889), Lucien Van Impe (1946), and Rik Van Steenbergen (1924). After him are Odile Defraye (1888), Firmin Lambot (1886), Léon Scieur (1888), Freddy Maertens (1952), Briek Schotte (1919), and Lucien Buysse (1892).

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