Edward Van Dijck

Edward (Ward) Van Dijck (22 March 1918 – 22 April 1977) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer during the 1940s and 1950s.

Van Dijck became the second Belgian to win the Spanish Grand Tour at the 1947 Vuelta a España&mdash;which covered 24 stages and 3,893 km&mdash;upsetting Spaniards Manuel Costa and 1945 Vuelta champion Delio Rodríguez. The following year, he won the 16th stage in the Tour de France.

Major results
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 * 1939
 * 1st Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Mondorf
 * 3rd Binche-Tournai-Binche


 * 1940
 * 1st Championship of Hainaut (independents)
 * 2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships, road race (independents)


 * 1941
 * 1st Stage 2 Omloop van België
 * 1st Muur Classic Geraardsbergen


 * 1942
 * 1st


 * 1943
 * 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
 * 1st Roosbeek
 * 3rd De Drie Zustersteden
 * 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège


 * 1944
 * 1st Bertem
 * 1st Verviers
 * 2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
 * 3rd Ronde van Limburg


 * 1945
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium
 * 1st Bertem
 * 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 3rd Ronde van Limburg
 * 6th Tour of Flanders


 * 1946
 * 1st Brussels–Ingooigem
 * 1st Ronde van Limburg
 * 1st Overall Omnium de la Route
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 1st GP Beeckman
 * 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
 * 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège


 * 1947
 * 1st Jersey gold.svg Overall Vuelta a España
 * Winner Stages 16b and 21a
 * 2nd Schaal Sels
 * 2nd


 * 1948
 * Tour de France
 * Winner Stage 16
 * 2nd Brussel–Sint-Truiden
 * 3rd
 * 7th Overall Tour of Belgium
 * 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège


 * 1949
 * 1st Rijkevorsel
 * 2nd Circuit de la Côte d'Or
 * 3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie
 * 1st Stages 6, 9 & 17
 * 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège


 * 1950
 * 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde


 * 1951
 * 1st Leuven
 * 2nd Dokter Tistaertprijs Zottegem