Patrick Sercu

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Patrick Sercu


fullname = Patrick Sercu
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|mf=yes|1944|6|27
country = BEL
currentteam = Retired
discipline = Track and road
role = Rider
ridertype = Sprinter
majorwins = Tour de France green jersey winner 1974
updated = June 19, 2007

Patrick Sercu (born June 27, 1944 in Roeselare) is a former Belgian cyclist, best known for his exploits on the tracks. He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Sercu is the record holder for the number of six-day track race victories, having won 88 events out of 233 starts. Several of these wins were with cycling great Eddy Merckx. [http://www.famousbelgians.net/sercu.htm www.famousbelgians.net.] Gives information on record number of six day wins.]

Sercu was a top performer on the tracks, being twice World Champion in the Sprint discipline and a popular competitor in the Madison in addition to his Olympic victory. In road races Sercu also performed well, as he won the green jersey in the 1974 Tour de France.

He is now competition director of the Six Days of Ghent and the Six Days of Hasselt. [ [http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/News/2004/03_march/22_sercu_interview.shtml Interview] from britishcycling.org.uk] [ [http://www.sport.be/lottozesdaagse/2006/nl/nieuws/?Article_ID=120798 Lotto Zesdaagse] - sport.be (in Dutch)]

Palmarès

* Olympic kilometre 1964
* Olympic sprint 1963, 1967, 1969 (2e: 1968)
* 50 m flying start record: 1964 (29" 66)
* Kilometre standing start record: 1964, 1972 (1' 06" 76)
* Kilometre flying start record: 1967 (1' 02" 46), 1973 (1' 02" 40)
* European omnium champion: 11 wins (2nd: 1979)
* European madisonchampion: six wins
* European derny champion: one win
* National sprint champion: seven wins
* National omnium champion: 15 wins
* National madison champion: 14 wins (seven with Eddy Merckx, one with Rik van Looy
* Natonal derny champion: one win
* Flanders road champion: 1972
* West Flanders road champion: 1975
* Tour of Sardinia: 1970
* Cagliari-Sassari: 1972
* Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne: 1977
* Criterium Zolder: 1965
* Criterium Bourcefranc: 1966
* Criterium Tortoretto: 1971
* Criterium Lignano 1972
* Criterium Rouergue: 1974
* Criterium Nantes : 1976
* Criterium Mol : 1980
* Criterium Hank: 1978
* Memorial Tom Simpson: 1967
* Grand Prix de la Banque: 1971
* Grand Prix Union de Dortmund : 1979
* Circuit of Central Flanders: 1968
* Circuit de la Vallée de la Lys: 1969
* Circuit des 11 Villes: 1973
* Circuit of the Flemish Ardennes: 1975
* Circuit du port de Dunkerque: 1975
* Circuit des Régions Frontières: 1978
* Circuit of South-West Flanders: 1980
* 6 stages Tour de France
* 7 stages Tour of Italy
* Points Tour de France: 1974
* Points Tour Méditerranéen: 1977
* Points Dauphiné Libéré: 1977

ix-day wins

Italian classics

Other races

Track

Teams

*1964 - Solo-Superia
*1964 - Bertin-Porter 39-Milremo
*1965 - Solo-Superia
*1966 - Solo-Superia
*1967 - Flandria-Declerck
*1968 - Faema
*1969 - Faema
*1970 - Dreher
*1971 - Dreher
*1972 - Dreher
*1973 - Brooklyn
*1974 - Brooklyn
*1975 - Brooklyn
*1976 - Brooklyn
*1977 - FIAT France
*1978 - Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia
*1979 - Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia
*1980 - Marc-Carlos-VRD
*1981 - IWC-IMEX
*1982 - IWC-IMEX
*1983 - IMEX-Neuhaus

References