Johan De Muynck (born 30 May 1948 in Sleidinge, East Flanders)[1] is a former Belgian professional road racing cyclist who raced from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. He was an outstanding climber. Other Grand Tour highlights include a very strong performance in the closely contested 1976 Giro d'Italia where he held the Maglia Rosa until the final time trial finishing on the podium in 2nd just nineteen seconds behind Felice Gimondi. He also rode well in the 1980 and 1981 editions of the Tour de France where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. Up to Remco Evenepoel's victory in the 2022 Vuelta a España, De Muynck was the last Belgian rider to win a Grand Tour.[2]
 Johan De Muynck posing with a bike | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Johan De Muynck |
| Born | 30 May 1948 Sleidinge, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1971–1973 | Flandria–Mars |
| 1974–1977 | Brooklyn |
| 1978–1979 | Bianchi–Faema |
| 1980–1981 | Splendor |
| 1982–1983 | La Redoute–Motobécane |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Major results
edit- 1970
- 4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Amateur
- 1971
- 3rd Scheldeprijs
- 8th GP Stad Zottegem
- 10th GP Flandria
- 10th Omloop van de Westhoek
- 1972
- 3rd Leeuwse Pijl
- 5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 5th Omloop van de Westhoek
- 7th Circuit des XI Villes
- 9th Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
- 10th E3 Harelbeke
- 1973
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 1975
- 1st Stage 5a Tour of Belgium
- 2nd Omloop Schelde-Durme
- 7th Omloop van het Zuidwesten
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 10th Milano–Torino
- 1976
- 1st
Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stages 2, 4 & 5b (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- Held
after stages 19-21 - 1st Stage 6
- Held
- 4th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Trofeo Matteotti
- 1977
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 5
- 2nd Overall À travers Lausanne
- 2nd Paris–Tours
- 4th Giro dell'Emilia
- 5th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 8th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 8th Overall Giro di Puglia
- 8th Giro di Lombardia
- 8th Giro del Veneto
- 1978
- 1st Overall Giro d'Italia
- Held after Stages 3-20
- 1st Stage 3
- Held
- 7th Overall GP du Midi-Libre
- 1st Stage 4
- 8th Coppa Sabatini
- 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 9th Giro di Lombardia
- 10th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 1979
- 6th Milano–Torino
- 1980
- 3rd Leeuwse Pijl
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 7th Overall Vuelta a España
- 8th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 8th GP Eddy Merckx
- 1981
- 1st Subida a Arrate
- 2nd GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 7th Overall Tour de France
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 9th Giro di Lombardia
- 1983
- 4th Circuit des Frontières
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 33 | 36 | — | 2 | DNF | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France
|
DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 4 | 7 | 28 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Johan De Muynck". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "The Last Belgian Grand Tour Winner: Johan De Muynck". Pez Cycling. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Johan De Muynck". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Johan de Muynck". First cycling. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
External links
edit- Johan De Muynck at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Johan De Muynck at ProCyclingStats
- Johan De Muynck at CycleBase
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