Johan De Muynck |
Personal information |
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Full name | Johan De Muynck |
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Born | (1948-05-30) 30 May 1948 (age 71) Sleidinge, Belgium |
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Team information |
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Current team | Retired |
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Discipline | Road |
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Role | Rider |
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Professional team(s) |
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1971 | Flandria |
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1972 | Beaulieu |
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1973 | Flandria |
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1974-77 | Brooklyn |
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1978-79 | Bianchi |
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1980-81 | Splendor |
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1982-83 | La Redoute |
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Major wins |
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Grand Tours
- Giro d'Italia
- General classification (1978)
- 2 stages (1976, 1978)
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Johan De Muynck (born 30 May 1948 in Sleidinge, East-Flanders) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. He was an outstanding climber. Other Grand Tour highlights include a very strong performance in the closely contested 1976 Giro d'Italia where he held the Maglia Rosa until the final time trial finishing on the podium in 2nd less than a minute behind the winner. He also rode well in the 1980 and 1981 editions of the Tour de France where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. Going into the 2020 cycling season De Muynck is the last Belgian rider to win a Grand Tour.
Major results
- 1973
- Brabantse Pijl
- 1976
- Tour de Romandie (with 3 stage victories)
- 1 stage in the Giro d'Italia (2nd overall classification)
- 1977
- 1 stage in the Volta a Catalunya
- 1978
- Giro d'Italia
- overall classification
- 1 stage victory
- 1 stage in the Grand Prix du Midi Libre
Teams
- 1971 - Flandria-Mars
- 1972 - Flandria-Beaulieu
- 1973 - Flandria-Carpenter
- 1974 - Brooklyn
- 1975 - Brooklyn
- 1976 - Brooklyn
- 1977 - Brooklyn
- 1978 - Bianchi-Faema
- 1979 - Bianchi-Faema
- 1980 - Splendor-Admiral
- 1981 - Splendor-Wickes
- 1982 - La Redoute-Motobécane
- 1983 - La Redoute-Motobécane
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend
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Did not compete
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DNF
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Did not finish
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References
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*In 1912, Giro was contested solely by teams, with no individual classification |