Michel Dernies (born 6 January 1961) is a Belgian former racing cyclist, who rode in twelve Grand Tours between 1985 and 1994.[1][2] He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Van Rysel–Roubaix.[3]
 Dernies at the 1993 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1961 Nivelles, Belgium |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Van Rysel–Roubaix |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Professional teams | |
| 1983–1984 | Fangio–Tönissteiner–OM Trucks–Mavic |
| 1985–1988 | Lotto |
| 1989–1991 | Domex–Weinmann |
| 1992–1995 | Motorola |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2011–2014 | Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole |
| 2016– | Roubaix–Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Major results
edit- 1983
- 1st Stage 2 Tour Européen Lorraine-Alsace
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1985
- 3rd Binche-Tournai-Binche
- 1986
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1988
- 1st Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1990
- 1st
Overall Tour of Britain
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2nd Paris–Brussels
- 3rd Grand Prix de Momignies
- 5th Overall Route du Sud
- 1st Stage 1
- 6th Wincanton Classic
- 8th Tour du Nord-Ouest
- 1991
- 1st Binche-Tournai-Binche
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 125 | 81 |
| Tour de France
|
96 | 113 | 115 | — | 108 | 58 | 105 | 106 | 116 | 104 |
 Vuelta a España
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Did not contest during his career | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Michel Dernies". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Michel Dernies". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Xelliss – Roubaix Lille Metropole". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links
edit- Michel Dernies at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Michel Dernies at ProCyclingStats
- Michel Dernies at CycleBase
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