Willy Bocklant

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Willy Bocklant
Willy Bocklandt 1967 (cropped).jpg
Bocklant in 1967
Personal information
Full nameWilly Bocklant
Born(1941-01-26)26 January 1941
Bellegem, Belgium
Died6 June 1985(1985-06-06) (aged 44)
Mouscron, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1962Gritzner-Veith
1963–1965Flandria
1966Mann-Grundig
1967Flandria
1968–1969Pull Over Centrale-Tasmanie
Major wins

Willy Bocklant (26 January 1941 – 6 June 1985) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist active as a professional between 1962 and 1969. Among his biggest victories are the 1964 edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the overall classification of the Tour de Romandie in 1963. Bocklant was born in Bellegem and died in Mouscron.

Palmarès[]

Date Placing Event Competition Location Country
1960 1 Overall Circuit Franco-Belge Roubaix  Belgium
1960 1 Stage 1 Triptyque Ardennaise  Belgium
1960 1 Stage 3 Triptyque Ardennaise Pepinster  Belgium
1960 1 Overall Triptyque Ardennaise Pepinster  Belgium
1961 1 GP Stan Ockers  France
1963 1 GP Stan Ockers  France
1963 1 Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen  Belgium
1963 1 Overall Tour de Romandie   Switzerland
1964 1 Giro del Piemonte  Italy
1964 1  Belgium
1964 1  Belgium
1964 1 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège  Belgium
1964 1 Auvelais  Belgium
1965 1  Belgium
1965 1 Grand Prix d'Isbergues  France
1965 1 Stage 3 Anzin  France
1965 1 Stage 2 Paris–Nice Château-Chinon  France
1965 1 Brabantse Pijl  Belgium
1965 1 Stage 2 Tour de Romandie Bassecourt   Switzerland
1965 1 Brussels–Ingooigem  Belgium
1967 1 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen Harelbeke  Belgium
1968 1 Stage 5 Roubaix  France

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