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
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 * 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 Jersey red.svg Overall Tour of Belgium
 * 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