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Historic Overview Johan de Muynck

Rider

Overall Rank439
NameJohan DE MUYNCK
Country
  Belgium
Date of birth30-May-1948 - Sleidinge (Oost Vlaanderen)

Biography

Johan de Muynck

Johan De Muynck (born 30 May 1948 in Sleidinge, East Flanders) is a former Belgian professional road racing cyclist who raced from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. He was an outstanding climber. Other Grand Tour highlights include a very strong performance in the closely contested 1976 Giro d'Italia where he held the Maglia Rosa until the final time trial finishing on the podium in 2nd just nineteen seconds behind Felice Gimondi. He also rode well in the 1980 and 1981 editions of the Tour de France where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. Up to Remco Evenepoel's victory in the 2022 Vuelta a EspaƱa, De Muynck was the last Belgian rider to win a Grand Tour.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Brabantse Pijl 1973
Giro d'Italia 1978
Tour de Romandie 1976
Giro d'Italia - stages 1976 (1), 1978 (1)
G.P. du Midi-Libre - stages 1978 (1)
Tour de Romandie - stages 1976 (3)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - stages 1977 (1)
More results

Seasons

Johan de Muynck - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1969 Individual 7 815
2. 1970 Individual 1 981
3. 1971 Flandria - Mars 204 226
4. 1972 Beaulieu - Flandria 312 162
5. 1973 Flandria - Carpenter - Shimano 80 324
6. 1974 Brooklyn 304 148
7. 1975 Brooklyn 129 227
8. 1976 Brooklyn 1371 25
9. 1977 Brooklyn 1368 20
10. 1978 Bianchi - Faema 2137 9
11. 1979 Bianchi - Faema 344 140
12. 1980 Splendor - Admiral 1080 41
13. 1981 Splendor - Wickes Bouwmarkt - Europ Decor 956 54
14. 1982 La Redoute - Motobécane 319 169
15. 1983 La Redoute - Motobécane 216 243
Overall: 8828 439