Armand Desmet

Armand Desmet (23 January 1931 – 17 November 2012) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

Desmet was born in Waregem, and competed professionally between 1955 and 1967. He was the first winner of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen and Rund um den Henninger-Turm. In the Vuelta a España, Desmet finished 2nd place after leading the general classification for several days. Desmet rode with the Faema team between 1961 and 1963) and Solo Superia between 1964 and 1966) and was part of the "red guard" of Rik Van Looy.

Major results

1955 Kortemark 1957 Sijsele Vichte 1958 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1959 Tour of Belgium Dendermonde Waregem 1960 Boortmeerbeek Vuelta a España: 2nd place overall classification 1962 Nederbrakel Rund um den Henninger-Turm Deerlijk 1963 Bottelare Tour de France: 5th place overall classification 1964 Vuelta a España: Winner stage 4A 1965 Vichte 1966 Ouwegem 1967 Brussel - Bever