Johan De Muynck

Johan De Muynck
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Personal information
Full nameJohan De Muynck
Born (1948-05-30) 30 May 1948 (age 71)
Sleidinge, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team(s)
1971Flandria
1972Beaulieu
1973Flandria
1974-77Brooklyn
1978-79Bianchi
1980-81Splendor
1982-83La Redoute
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
General classification (1978)
2 stages (1976, 1978)

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
Jersey pink.svg 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

Grand Tour 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 33 36 2 DNF 1 19
A yellow jersey Tour de France DNF DNF 4 7 28 DNF
A red jersey Vuelta a España 7
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References



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