Frans Melckenbeeck
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Frans Melckenbeeck was a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Melckenbeeck won a stage in the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

, and in 1963 he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

Palmarès

1961
Ronde van Limburg (for under age 26)
national amateur road race champion
national amateur track madison champion

1962
Schelde-Dender-Leie
Mol
Mere
Lede

1963
Aalst
Bankprijs
Lede
Grote 1-Mei Prijs
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Ninove
Melle
Kortemark
Tour de France
1963 Tour de France
The 1963 Tour de France was the 50th Tour de France, taking place June 23 to July 14, 1963. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4137 km, with riders averaging 37.092 km/h...

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Winner stage 4

1964
Grand Prix d'Isbergues
Grand Prix d'Isbergues
Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-External links:*...

Vuelta a España
1964 Vuelta a España
The 19th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 30 to May 16, 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,860 km, and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team...

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Winner stages 3, 6 and 17
Omloop Het Volk
Bankprijs
Temse
Zwevegem
Lede
Kortemark
Grand Prix de Fourmies
Grand Prix de Fourmies
The Grand Prix de Fourmies is a bicycle race held in the Fourmies commune of France. Since 2005 it has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.-List of winners:...


1965
GP Monaco
Vuelta a España
1965 Vuelta a España
The 20th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 29 to May 16, 1965. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,410 km, and was won by Rolf Wolfshohl of the Mercier cycling team...

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Winner stage 10A
Erembodegem-Terjoden

1966
Melle
Omloop van de Vlasstreek

1967
Westouter

1968
Erembodegem-Terjoden
Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

Herzele
Handzame

1969
Lede
Moorsele

1971
Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
Temse

1972
Ninove


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