About Daniel Willems
Lived 1956 – 2016 (aged 60). Daniel Willems was a Belgian sport cyclist.
Daniel Willems (16 August 1956 – 2 September 2016) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. Health problems ended his career in 1986. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Major results
1976 5th Overall Ruban Granitier Breton 1977
1st Stages 1a & 4a (ITT) 4th Flèche Ardennaise 6th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften 1978
1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem 1st Circuit du Hainaut 2nd Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften 3rd Kattekoers 7th Overall Ronde van Nederland 1979
1st Stage 4b
1st Stage 4b 1st Scheldeprijs 1st Brabantse Pijl 1st Rund um den Henninger-Turm 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 2nd Critérium des As 3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland 3rd Tour of Flanders 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 4th Paris–Tours 4th Circuit des Frontières 5th Overall Paris–Nice 5th Overall Three Days of De Panne 6th Gent–Wevelgem 6th Züri-Metzgete 8th Milan–San Remo 9th Circuit du Hainaut 1980
1st Stages 3 & 5a 1st Paris–Tours 1st Ronde van Limburg 1st Grand Prix Le Télégramme 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium 1st Stage 5 2nd Grand Prix Eddy Merckx 4th Rund um den Henninger-Turm 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Prologue, Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (ITT) 5th Züri-Metzgete 7th Paris–Roubaix 7th Amstel Gold Race 8th Circuit du Hainaut 9th Overall Tour de Romandie 9th Tour du Haut Var 1981 1st La Flèche Wallonne 1st Critérium des As 1st Heistse Pijl Tour de France 1st Stages 11 & 19 1st Stage 3 GP du Midi-Libre 1st Stage 1a Tour of Belgium 3rd Züri-Metzgete 3rd Rund um den Henninger-Turm 4th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Stages 1, 4 & 5 6th Overall Tour de l'Aude 1st Stage 3 6th Trofeo Laigueglia 10th Road race, National Road Championships 10th Tour of Flanders 1982 1st Grand Prix Eddy Merckx Tour Midi-Pyrénées 1st Stages 1a & 2 2nd Overall Three Days of De Panne 1st Stage 3 2nd Le Samyn 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 7th Overall Tour de France 1st Stages 3 & 20 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Stage 1 7th Brabantse Pijl 8th Road race, National Road Championships 8th Overall Tour de l'Aude 1983 2nd Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Daniel Willems?
Belgian road bicycle racer (1956–2016)
When was Daniel Willems born?
Daniel Willems was born on 16 August 1956 in Herentals.
When did Daniel Willems die?
Daniel Willems died on 2 September 2016 in Vorselaar.
What was Daniel Willems's occupation?
Daniel Willems was a sport cyclist.
What nationality was Daniel Willems?
Daniel Willems was Belgian.
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