- Gilbert Desmet
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Gilbert Desmet
fullname = Gilbert Desmet
nickname = Smetje van Lichtervelde
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1931|2|2
country = Belgium
currentteam = Retired
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateuryears =
amateurteams =
proyears = 1952-1955 1956 1957-1959 1959-1962 1963-1965 1066-1967
proteams = Groene Leeuw-Huret Bertin-d'Allessandro Faema-Guerra Carpano Wiel's-Groene Leeuw Romeo-Smith's
majorwins = Paris-Tours La Flèche Wallone Four Days of Dunkirk
updated = June 11, 2007Gilbert Desmet (February 3, 1931,
Roeselare ), nicknamed "Smetje van Lichtervelde", is a retired Belgian cyclist, professional from 1952 to 1967. In the1956 Tour de France , he wore theyellow jersey for 2 days, and in the1963 Tour de France he wore it for 9 days. Desmet won 101 professional courses, includingParis-Tours ,La Flèche Wallonne andFour Days of Dunkirk . His best result in the Tour de France was his 4th place in 1962.Major victories
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Paris-Tours :Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne ;1964:La Flèche Wallonne References
*Cornillië, Patrick (1994). "Lichtervelde op twee wielen" nl icon. De Beer.
*Cornillië, Patrick (2004). "Gilbert Desmet – Smetje van Lichtervelde" nl icon. De Eecloonaar. ISBN 90-74128-99-8External links
* [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/desmet1_gilbert.php Palmares fr icon]
* [http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/coureuruitslagenfiche.php?coureurid=8945 Palmares nl icon]
* [http://www.zottegem.be/GPZottegem/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=44 Short biography nl icon]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/CyclismeFicheCoureur1755.html Team index fr icon]
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