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Ferdinand Bracke

1939 - Today

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Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939) is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093 km) and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain. He also became world pursuit champion on the track in 1964 and 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand Bracke is the 128th most popular cyclist (down from 120th in 2019), the 564th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 565th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Ferdinand Bracke ranks 128 out of 1,613. Before him are Jean Aerts, Fabian Cancellara, Bernardo Ruiz, Georges Ronsse, Learco Guerra, and Pedro Delgado. After him are Knut Knudsen, Edward Van Dijck, Carlos Sastre, Cipriano Chemello, Marino Basso, and Hippolyte Aucouturier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Ferdinand Bracke ranks 329. Before him are Abdullah Ensour, Dixie Carter, Robert Herbin, Gösta Ekman, Michael J. Pollard, and Oʻtkir Sultonov. After him are Irán Eory, John Peel, Egon Zimmermann, Abdelmajid Chetali, Charles Geschke, and Jerry Allison.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Ferdinand Bracke ranks 564 out of 1,190. Before him are Walter Meeuws (1951), Tony Parker (1982), Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545), Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968), Arno (1949), and Nelly Landry (1916). After him are Hugo Broos (1952), Edward Van Dijck (1918), Arnold Badjou (1909), Yannick Carrasco (1993), Henri de Brouckère (1801), and Odilon Polleunis (1943).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Ferdinand Bracke ranks 28. Before him are Germain Derycke (1929), André Noyelle (1931), Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Guido Reybrouck (1941), Jean Aerts (1907), and Georges Ronsse (1906). After him are Edward Van Dijck (1918), Michel Pollentier (1951), Claude Criquielion (1957), Maurice Peeters (1882), Johan Museeuw (1965), and Jef Planckaert (1934).

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