Frans Melckenbeeck

Frans Melckenbeeck (born 15 November 1940) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Melckenbeeck won one stage of the Tour de France, and in 1963 he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He won 4 stages in the 1964 and 1965 Vuelta a España. Melckenbeeck also competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Major results

 * 1958
 * 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten Amateurs race
 * 1st Overall Étoile des Débutants
 * 1st Stages 1, 3 & 4


 * 1960
 * 1st Bruxelles–Lede


 * 1961
 * 5th UCI Road World Championships Amateur road race


 * 1961
 * 1st Jersey belgianflag.svg National Road Race Championships Road race, amateurs
 * 1st Jersey belgianflag.svg National Track Championships Madison, amateurs
 * 1st Overall Ronde van Limburg (for under age 26)
 * 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium amateurs
 * 1st Stages 5 & 6
 * 1st Overall Tour du Berry
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT)
 * 1st Paris–Vailly
 * 1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen
 * 1st Grand Prix Somalia
 * 2nd Grand Prix Neuville
 * 2nd Gent–Wevelgem Amateurs


 * 1962
 * 1st Schelde-Dender-Leie
 * 1st Lede
 * 1st Mere
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg
 * 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
 * 1st Mol
 * 2nd Paris–Tours
 * 2nd Berlare
 * 3rd Overall Tour du Nord
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 3rd Gullegem Koerse


 * 1963
 * Tour de France:
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 1st Stage 2 Tour du Nord
 * 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 1st GP Brasschaat
 * 1st GP Gemeente Kortemark
 * 1st Omloop Gemeente Melle
 * 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
 * 1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs
 * 1st Stages 2, 4 & 7 Tour du Sud-Est
 * 1st GP Roeselare
 * 1st Provencial interclub championship
 * 1st Aalst
 * 1st Lede
 * 1st Ninove
 * 1st GP Gemeente Kortemark
 * 2nd Tour of Flanders
 * 2nd Schelde-Dender-Leie
 * 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg National Road Race Championships Interclubs Road race
 * 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
 * 3rd Schaal Sels


 * 1964
 * 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour de Picardie
 * 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
 * 1st Omloop Het Volk
 * 1st GP Gemeente Kortemark
 * 1st Lede
 * 1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
 * Vuelta a España
 * 1st stages 3, 6 and 17
 * 1st Omloop Het Volk
 * 1st GP Roeselare
 * 1st Stage 4 Paris–Nice
 * 1st Temse
 * 1st Zwevegem
 * 1st Lede
 * 1st Kortemark
 * 2nd Schelde-Dender-Leie
 * 2nd Grand Prix d'Aix-en-Provence
 * 2nd Grand Prix de Saint-Raphaël
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg National Road Race Championships Road race
 * 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne


 * 1965
 * Vuelta a España:
 * 1st Stage 10a
 * 1st GP Monaco
 * 1st Erembodegem-Terjoden


 * 1966
 * 1st Omloop van de Vlasstreek
 * 1st Omloop Gemeente Melle
 * 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour of Belgium
 * 2nd Omloop van het Waasland


 * 1967
 * 1st Stages 3 & 4 (TTT) Tour of Belgium
 * 1st Provencial interclub championship
 * 1st Westouter


 * 1968
 * 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
 * 1st Erembodegem-Terjoden
 * 1st Herzele
 * 1st Handzame


 * 1969
 * 1st Lede
 * 1st Moorsele


 * 1970
 * 1st Roubaix-Cassel-Roubaix


 * 1971
 * 1st Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
 * 1st Temse
 * 3rd Schelde-Dender-Leie


 * 1972
 * 1st Ninove