Frans Verbeeck

Frans Verbeeck (13 June 1941 – 21 August 2026) was a Belgian road bicycle racer.

Verbeeck managed to win 66 races in an era of legendary cyclists like Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck, something he also combined for a long time with his job as a milkman. After his career, he became a successful businessman with his clothing company.

Verbeeck died on 21 August 2026, at the age of 85.

Major results Source:

1964 1st GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman 2nd Grand Prix de Denain 1965 2nd Frankfurt Grand Prix 3rd Grand Prix de Denain 1968 3rd GP Union Dortmund 1969 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten 1st Circuit du Tournaisis 2nd Paris–Tours 2nd Druivenkoers Overijse 3rd Grote 1-MeiPrijs 1970 1st Omloop Het Volk 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 1st Stage 1a Tour of Belgium

1st Stage 2 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg 1st Flèche Hesbignonne 1st Omloop van de Fruitstreek 1st Brussels–Merchtem 1971 1st Amstel Gold Race 1st Grand Prix de Cannes 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 1st Flèche Halloise 1st Stage 1 and 5 Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Stage 1, 3, 4 and 5 Tour de Luxembourg 1st Grand Prix de Monaco 1st Leeuwse Pijl 1st Circuit du Tournaisis 1st Grand Prix d'Antibes 1st Brussels–Merchtem 1st Hoeilaart–Diest–Hoeilaart 1972 1st GP Frans Verbeeck 1st Omloop Het Volk 1st Tour du Haut-Var 1st Grand Prix de Nice 1st Grand Prix de Monaco 1st Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Stages 3 and 5a Tour of Belgium 1st Stages 1, 3 and 5 Tour du Nord 1st Leeuwse Pijl 1st Grand Prix de Saint-Tropez 1st Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles 3rd Tour of Flanders 1973 1st National Road Race Championship 1st Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Stage 2a (TTT) Tour de France 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen-Ichtegem 1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint 1st Grand Prix de Saint-Tropez 1st Omloop van de Westkust 1st Flèche rebecquoise 2nd Tirreno–Adriatico 2nd Gent–Wevelgem 2nd Amstel Gold Race 2nd 1973 Liège–Bastogne–Liège 3rd Four Days of Dunkirk 3rd Paris–Brussels 3rd La Flèche Wallonne 3rd Paris–Tours 1974 1st La Flèche Wallonne 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie 1st GP Frans Verbeeck 1st Prologue Tour of Belgium 1st Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg 1st Ronde van Limburg 1st Tour du Condroz 1st Grand Prix de Nice 1st Circuit du Tournaisis 1st Flèche rebecquoise 1st Omloop van Midden-Brabant 1st Grand Prix d'Orchies 2nd Tour of Flanders 2nd Brabantse Pijl 2nd Grand Prix de Cannes 2nd Tour de Luxembourg 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 3rd E3 Harelbeke 3rd Frankfurt Grand Prix 3rd Championship of Zürich 3rd Grand Prix du Midi Libre 3rd Super Prestige Pernod 3rd GP Roeselare 1975 1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1st GP Frans Verbeeck 1st Prologue A Ronde van Nederland

1st Stage 1 & 3 1st Hyon–Mons 2nd Tour of Flanders 2nd Gent–Wevelgem 2nd Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen-Ichtegem 2nd La Flèche Wallonne 2nd Frankfurt Grand Prix 2nd Tour of the Netherlands 2nd GP Roeselare 2nd Omloop van Midden-Brabant 2nd Flèche rebecquoise 3rd Tour Belgium 3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami 1976 1st GP Frans Verbeeck 1st 1976 Scheldeprijs 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 1st Tour du Haut-Var

1st Stages 1 and 2 1st Grand Prix de Monaco 1st Stage 3 Tour Méditerranéen 1st Grand Prix d'Antibes 1st Grand Prix de Saint-Tropez 1st Brussels–Biévène 1st Omloop van Midden-Brabant 2nd La Flèche Wallonne 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami 2nd Frankfurt Grand Prix 2nd Coppa Agostoni 3rd Brabantse Pijl 3rd Gent–Wevelgem 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie 1977 1st Brabantse Pijl 1st Druivenkoers Overijse 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde 1st Circuit de Wallonie 1st Omloop van West-Brabant 3rd Frankfurt Grand Prix