Danny De Bie

Danny De Bie (born 23 January 1960) is a former Belgian professional cyclist and directeur sportif, who won the men's race at the 1989 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. His brothers Eddy De Bie and Rudy De Bie also competed professionally.

Career Born in Beersel, De Bie achieved several successes on the road but started to focus on cyclo-cross full-time after taking the silver medal at the 1987 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. He went to Switzerland which was at that time the main place for cyclo-cross races. Two years later he achieved that. The World Cyclo-Cross Championships parcours at Pont-Château in 1989, was a course that was suited to him. De Bie was able to cycle up a tough climb of almost 100 metres where his opponents such as Adri van der Poel had to walk and as a result De Bie was able to make a gap every time he went over the climb. After winning the rainbow jersey, De Bie became one of the best cyclo crossers of the world with a win in the Superprestige classification and increased popularity for the sport in Belgium.

In 1991 De Bie was suspected of possible tampering with a doping control after a Superprestige race in Zillebeke and he was not allowed to take part in the World Championships that year in Gieten. De Bie was Belgium cyclo-cross champion for three years in a row and then beaten by Paul Herijgers. De Bie in his career won 11 Superprestige races.

After his career he worked as directeur sportif for the team between 2000 and 2014, in 2015 and Tarteletto–Isorex in 2017.

Major results Cyclo-cross

1986–1987

Superprestige 2nd Zillebeke 1987–1988 3rd National Championships 1988–1989 1st World cyclo-cross championship Superprestige 1st Overijse 2nd Gavere 3rd Wetzikon GvA Trophy 1st Koksijde 1st Breendonk 2nd Putte-Peulis 3rd National Championships 1989–1990

1st Overall Superprestige 1st Plzeň 1st Diegem 1st Gavere 1st Overijse 1st Zillebeke 2nd Gieten 2nd Zürich-Waid 2nd Overijse 3rd Valenswaard GvA Trophy 1st Koksijde 1st Niel 1st Loenhout 1st Mol 2nd Harnes 1990–1991

1st Contern 2nd Overall Superprestige 1st Gavere 1st Gieten 1st Plzeň 2nd Zillebeke 3rd Valenswaard GvA Trophy 1st Loenhout 1st Kalmthout 1991–1992

2nd Overall Superprestige 1st Diegem 1st Gieten 3rd Gavere GvA Trophy 1st Loenhout 1st Essen 1st Koksijde 2nd Kalmthout 1992–1993 2nd National Championships 3rd Overall Superprestige 1st Gieten 2nd Harnes 3rd Gavere GvA Trophy 1st Essen 1st Koksijde 1993–1994 1st Sint-Niklaas 1st Heist-op-den-Berg 2nd Overall GvA Trophy 1st Essen 1st Kalmthout 1st Niel 2nd Hoogstraten 3rd Koksijde 2nd Overall UCI World Cup 2nd Igorre 4th Eindhoven 4th Eschenbach 5th Loenhout 2nd National Championships 2nd Vladslo 2nd Wingene Superprestige 3rd Gavere 3rd Cublize 3rd Telleriarte 1994–1995 1st Heist-op-den-Berg 2nd National Championships 3rd Sint-Lievens-Esse 1995–1996 2nd Zonnebeke 3rd Veldegem 1996–1997 1st Löhne 1st Meiningen 3rd Koppenberg 3rd Uster 1997–1998 Superprestige 1st Ruddervoorde 3rd Gavere 1st Aachen 1st Dover 1st Lanarvily 1st Löhne 1st Paal 2nd Overall GvA Trophy 2nd Rijkevorsel 2nd Niel 2nd Veldegem 3rd Charleville-Mezières 3rd Volketswil 1998–1999 2nd Charleville-Mezières 3rd Nottingham 1999–2000 2nd Westerlo 2nd München 3rd Beuvry

Road 1977 1st Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich 1978 1st Dusika Jugend Tour 1979 1st Stage 7 Omloop van de Kempen 1984 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Brabant