Johan De Muynck

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Johan De Muynck
Personal information
Full nameJohan De Muynck
Born (1948-05-30) 30 May 1948 (age 75)
Sleidinge, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1971Flandria
1972Beaulieu
1973Flandria
1974-77Brooklyn
1978-79Bianchi
1980-81Splendor
1982-83La Redoute
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
General Classification (1978)
2 stages (1976, 1978)

Johan De Muynck (born 30 May 1948 in Sleidinge, East-Flanders) 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.

Major victories

1973
Brabantse Pijl
1976
Tour de Romandie (with 3 stage victories)
1 stage in the Giro d'Italia (2nd overall classification)
1977
1 stage in the Volta a Catalunya
1978
Giro d'Italia
overall classification
1 stage victory
1 stage in the Grand Prix du Midi Libre

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

Grand Tours overall classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Pink jersey Giro - 33 36 - 2 WD 1 19 - - - -
Yellow jersey Tour WD - - - - - - WD 4 7 28 WD
red jersey Vuelta - - - - - - - - 7 - - -

WD = Withdrew

References