Dirk Baert
).jpg) Baert after winning Gullegem Koerse in 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Dirk Baert 14 February 1949 Zwevegem, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 2026 (aged 77) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Hertekamp | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Flandria | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Novy-Romy Pils-Total-Dubble Bubble | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | MIC–Ludo–de Gribaldy | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Splendor–Struvay | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1979 | Carlos | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Fangio–Amerlinckx–Campagnolo | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Xagil | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Lustrerie Mark Sport-Amelynck | |||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||
One-day races and Classics
Track Championships
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Medal record
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Dirk Baert (14 February 1949 – 7 July 2026) was a Belgian road and track cyclist. On track, he won one gold and two bronze medals in the individual pursuit at the world championships in 1971, 1972, and 1975, as well as several national championships.[1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 1 km time trial and finished in 18th place.[2] On the road, he won the Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden (1975), Le Samyn (1976), Halle–Ingooigem (1978), and Grote 1-MeiPrijs (1979), as well as one stage of the Tour of Belgium (1974). He rode the Tour de France in 1974.[3] Baert died on 7 July 2026, at the age of 77.[1]
Major results
[edit]Source:[4]
Road
[edit]- 1972
- 1st stage 3b Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st stage 4b Tour de Luxembourg
- 2nd Omloop van het Zuidwesten
- 3rd Egmont Cycling Race
- 3rd Brussels–Ingooigem
- 3rd GP Marcel Kint
- 1973
- 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde
- 1st stage 1 & 2b Tour de Picardie
- 1st Flèche Halloise
- 2nd Ronde van West-Vlaanderen
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2nd Renaix–Tournai–Renaix
- 2nd Circuit du Brabant Central
- 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
- 3rd GP Marcel Kint
- 1974
- 1st stage 1 Tour of Belgium
- 1st Renaix–Tournai–Renaix
- 1st Circuit des Frontières
- 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2nd Grand Prix des Nations
- 3rd Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles
- 1975
- 1st Omloop der drie Provinciën
- 1st Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 1st Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles
- 1st Circuit du Tournaisis
- 1st Omloop van West-Brabant
- 1st Grote Prijs Raf Jonckheere
- 2nd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 3rd Brussels–Ingooigem
- 1976
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles
- 1st Omloop van West-Brabant
- 1977
- 1st stage 3b Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Circuit du Tournaisis
- 3rd Circuit de Niel
- 1978
- 1st stage 1 Three Days of De Panne
- 1st stage 1 Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 1st Brussels–Ingooigem
- 3rd Omloop van Neeroeteren
- 1979
- 1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs
- 3rd GP Marcel Kint
- 1980
- 1st Gullegem Koerse
- 1981
- 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
- 1982
- 1st Omloop van de Vlasstreek
- 2nd Grote 1-MeiPrijs
- 2nd Omloop der drie Provinciën
- 1983
- 2nd Raf Jonckheere
- 3rd Brussels–Ingooigem
Track
[edit]- 1968
- 1st
National Track Championships, 1 km time trial - 1970
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1971
- 1st
UCI World Championships, Men's individual pursuit - 1972
- 3rd
UCI World Championships, Men's individual pursuit - 1974
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1975
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 3rd UCI World Championships, Men's individual pursuit
- 1976
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1977
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1981
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1984
- 1st National Track Championships, Omnium
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Voormalig wereldkampioen baanwielrennen Dirk Baert (77) overleden". sporza.be. 7 July 2026.
- ↑ Dirk Baert. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Dirk Baert. cyclingarchives.com
- ↑ "Dirk Baert". FirstCycling.com. 8 December 2023.
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