Noël Vantyghem

Noël Vantyghem (9 October 1947 – 10 June 1994) was a Belgian professional cyclist.

Vantyghem's biggest win was the 1972 Paris–Tours. Later, he remarked "Together with Eddy Merckx, I won all classics races that could be won. I won Paris–Tours, he the rest."

Major results

1968

1st Stage 2 Peace Race 2nd Overall Tour of Greece 1st Stage 2 1969 1st Gullegem Koerse 2nd GP Isbergues 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 1970 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies 1st Circuit des Frontières 2nd Schaal Sels 2nd De Kustpijl 1971 1st Stage 2 Tour d'Indre-et-Loire 3rd Omloop Het Volk 1972 1st Paris–Tours 1st Circuit des Frontières 1st Schaal Sels 1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk 2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen 2nd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem 3rd De Kustpijl 3rd Dwars door West–Vlaanderen 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm 3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies 9th Omloop Het Volk 1973 1st Nokere Koerse 4th Omloop Het Volk