Johan De Muynck

Johan De Muynck (born 30 May 1948) is a former Belgian professional road racing cyclist who raced from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. Other Grand Tour highlights include a very strong performance in the closely contested 1976 Giro d'Italia where he held the Maglia Rosa until the final time trial finishing on the podium in 2nd just nineteen seconds behind Felice Gimondi. He also rode well in the 1980 and 1981 editions of the Tour de France where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. Until Remco Evenepoel's victory at the 2022 Vuelta a España, De Muynck was the last Belgian rider to win a Grand Tour.

Major results Sources:

1969 9th Flèche Ardennaise 1970 4th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften 1971 3rd Scheldeprijs 8th Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert – Prijs Groot-Zottegem 10th GP Flandria 10th Omloop van de Westhoek 1972 5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 5th Omloop van de Westhoek 7th Circuit des XI Villes 9th Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen 10th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1973 1st Brabantse Pijl 4th Grand Prix Impanis 4th GP Stad Vilvoorde 6th Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen 7th GP Frans Melckenbeeck 1974 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 10th Grand Prix de Denain 1975 1st Stage 5a Tour of Belgium 7th Omloop van het Zuidwesten 7th Circuit du Sud-Ouest 10th Brabantse Pijl 10th Milano–Torino 1976

1st Stages 2, 4 & 5b (ITT) 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 6

4th Giro dell'Emilia 6th Giro dell'Appennino 7th Trofeo Matteotti 9th Trofeo Baracchi (with Osvaldo Bettoni) 1977 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 5 2nd Overall À travers Lausanne 2nd Paris–Tours 3rd Tour du Haut Var 4th Giro dell'Emilia 5th Overall Tour de Romandie 8th Overall Tour de Suisse 8th Overall Giro di Puglia 8th Giro di Lombardia 8th Giro del Veneto 1978

1st Stage 3 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie 5th Overall À travers Lausanne 6th Overall Giro di Puglia 7th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre 1st Stage 4 8th Coppa Sabatini 8th Giro del Veneto 8th Giro del Lazio 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 9th Giro di Lombardia 10th Giro dell'Emilia 10th Trofeo Laigueglia 1979 6th Milano–Torino 6th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 1980 4th Overall Tour de France 7th Overall Vuelta a España 8th Druivenkoers Overijse 8th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx 1981 1st Subida a Arrate 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia 7th Overall Tour de France 8th Overall Tour de Romandie 9th Giro di Lombardia 9th GP du Tournaisis 1983 4th Circuit des Frontières 9th Grand Prix de Denain

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish