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Benoni Beheyt
Benoni Beheyt in 1964
Personal information
Full nameBenoni Beheyt
Born (1940-09-27) 27 September 1940 (age 84)
Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
1963 World Champion
1 stage 1964 Tour de France
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Ronse Road Race

Benoni Beheyt (born 27 September 1940) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who raced from 1962 to 1968.[1] Beheyt won 22 races and is most famous for winning the 1963 World Cycling Championships Road Race and stage win of the 1964 Tour de France.[2] He also competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]

Major results

1962 – Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
1st Brussel–Ingooigem
2nd Overall Tour du Nord
1st stage 1
1st stage 2 Tour de Picardie
1st Melle
2nd Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
3rd Paris–Tours
3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
1963 – Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
1st Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1st Gent–Wevelgem
1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
1st Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Antwerpen - Ougrée
1st St-Andries
1st Bruxelles-Alsemberg
1st Gavere
2nd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
2nd La Roue d'Or (with Noël Foré)
3rd Grand Prix de Denain
3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
3rd Boulogne
1964 – Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
49th Overall Tour de France
1st Stage 22a (OrléansVersailles, 118.5 km)
1st Overall Tour of Belgium
Circuit du Provençal
1st stage 1a and 2b
1st La Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence
1st Bourcefranc
1st Callac
1st Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen
2nd Tour of Flanders
2nd Paris–Roubaix
2nd GP du Tournaisis
2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
3rd Paris-Brussels
1965 – Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
1st Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
1st Plumeliau
1st Trelissac
2nd Brussels-Ingooigem
3rd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
1966 – Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
1967 – Tibetan-Pullover Centrale
1968 – Pullover Centrale-Motte

Tour de France record

  • 1963: 49th overall
  • 1964: 49th overall and 1 stage win
  • 1965: 47th overall

References

  1. ^ "Palmarès de Benoni Beheyt (Bel)". Mémoire du Cyclisme.
  2. ^ "Benoni Beheyt". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benoni Beheyt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.