Fred De Bruyne
Cyclist
1930 – 1994
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Who was Fred De Bruyne?
Alfred De Bruyne was a Belgian champion cyclist.
He won Milan – San Remo and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1956, the Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours in 1957, and again Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1958 and 1959.
He also won the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo competition 3 years running. This was the fore-runner of the Super Prestige now in itself replaced by the UCI Ranking Points List.
He went on to become a team manager, then a spokesman for the TI-Raleigh team, and finally TV sports commentator after his professional cycling career.
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- Born
- Oct 21, 1930
Berlare - Nationality
- Belgium
- Lived in
- Berlare
- Died
- Feb 4, 1994
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on July 23, 2013
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