Willy Schroeders
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Willy Schroeders is a former 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. He was professional from 1955 to 1965. He had 30 professional victories which included three stage wins in the 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...

 as well as wearing the maillot jaune 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...

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Palmarès

1956
GP du Brabant Wallon
Omloop van Midden-België
Omloop van het Westen
Puurs
Zellik

1957
Den Bosch
Ninove
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....

Mechelen
Haacht
Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
Hoegaarden

1958
Deinze
Machelen

1959
GP des Ardennes
GP du Brabant Wallon
Mechelen
Aalter

1960
Drie Zustersteden
Wavre
Ninove

1961
Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Kumtich
Giro d'Italia
1961 Giro d'Italia
The 1961 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 20 May to 11 June 1961, consisting of 21 stages. This 44th edition was won by Arnaldo Pambianco.- Final classment:- Maglia rosa holders:...

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Winner stages 3 and 19

1962
GP Stad Vilvoorde
Giro d'Italia
1962 Giro d'Italia
The 1962 Giro d'Italia of cycling, 45th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 19 May to 9 June 1962. It consisted of 21 stages and was won by Franco Balmamion. The 1962 Giro d'Italia did not have any time trials, and was designed to visit many tourist attractions.-Final classification:-Leaders...

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Winner stage 6

1963
Brussel/Berchem - Ingooigem
Kontich
Halle–Ingooigem
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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Wearing yellow jersey
Yellow jersey
The general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...

 for three days


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