Johan de Muynck
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Johan de Muynck 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.
1977
1978
Belgium
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former professional road racing cyclist from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
. He was an outstanding climber.
Major victories
1976- Tour de RomandieTour de RomandieThe Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....
(with 3 stage victories) - 1 stage in the Giro d'Italia1976 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1976 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 59th running of the race, was held from 21 May to 12 June 1976, consisting of 22 stages. It was won by Felice Gimondi.- General classification :- Maglia rosa holders :- Other jerseys:...
(2nd overall classification)
1977
- 1 stage in the Volta a Catalunya
1978
- Giro d'Italia1978 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1978 Giro d'Italia, the 61st running of the race, was held from 20 May to 10 June 1978. It was won by the Belgian Johan de Muynck.This edition covered 3,610 km, in 20 stages, completed at an average speed of 35.56 km/h....
overall classification- 1 stage victory
- 1 stage in the Grand Prix du Midi LibreGrand Prix du Midi LibreThe Grand Prix du Midi Libre was a multiple-stage cycling course in the south of France. The race, named after the newspaper that organized it, was first organized in 1949 and was an important preparation courses for the Tour de France...
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