Ernest Sterckx

Ernest Sterckx (1 December 1922 – 3 February 1975) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the 1946 Gent-Wevelgem and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 1952, 1953 and 1956.

In 2023, a statue of him was erected in Heultje, Belgium.

Major results Source:

1943 1st 3rd Schaal Sels 5th La Flèche Wallonne 1944 1st Ronde van Limburg 1946 1st Gullegem Koerse 1st Gent–Wevelgem 2nd Scheldeprijs 1947 1st La Flèche Wallonne 1st Brussel–Ingooigem 1st Heistse Pijl 1st Paris–Brussels 1st Stages 2 & 3 GP Prior 1948 1st De Drie Zustersteden 1st Omloop van Midden-België 3rd National Championships, road race 1949

1st Nokere Koerse 3rd Schaal Sels 3rd Scheldeprijs 4th Tour of Flanders 6th Omloop Het Volk 8th Milan–San Remo 1950 1st Schaal Sels 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten 3rd Scheldeprijs 3rd GP Marcel Kint 1951 1st Scheldeprijs 1st Ronde van Limburg 1st 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1952 1st Omloop Het Volk 1st Omloop van Midden-België 1st GP Benego 1st 1st Circuit de Hesbaye-Condroz 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde 3rd Schaal Sels 3rd Scheldeprijs 3rd Antwerpse Havenpijl 3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten 3rd Ronde van Limburg 1953 1st Omloop Het Volk 1st Stage 2 & 4 Tour of Belgium 1st GP Raymond Impanis 1st Ronde van Brabant 3rd Heistse Pijl 1954 2nd GP Beeckman 3rd Scheldeprijs 3rd Gent–Wevelgem 5th Omloop Het Volk 1955 1st Ronde van Limburg 1st Ronde van Haspengouw 2nd Flèche Hesbignonne 3rd Antwerpse Havenpijl 5th National Championships, road race 6th Paris–Roubaix 9th Gent–Wevelgem 1956 1st Omloop Het Volk 1st Stage 2 Dwars door België 9th Gent–Wevelgem 9th Tour of Flanders 1957 2nd Hoegaarden–Antwerpen–Hoegaarden