Willy Vannitsen
 Vannitsen in 1956 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Willy Vannitsen |
| Born | 8 February 1935 Sint-Truiden, Belgium |
| Died | 19 August 2001 (aged 66) Tienen, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
Willy Vannitsen (8 February 1935 – 19 August 2001) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Vannitsen won two stages in the 1962 Tour de France.
Major results[]
- 1951
Belgium National Road Race Novice Championship- 1954
- Heist-op-den-Berg
- Hoegaarden
- Momalle
- Zele
- 1955
- Brussegem
- Geel
- Heusden Limburg
- Tessenderlo
- Omloop van de Gete
- Drie Zustersteden
- Grote Bevrijdingsprijs
- Itegem
- 1956
- Beerse
- Herent
- Jeuk
- Wellen
- Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken
- Beersel
- 1957
- Beerse
- Brazzaville
- Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Looy)
- Houthalen-Helchteren
- Lommel
- Londerzeel
- Loverval
- Oviedo
- Putte-Mechelen
- Ronde van Limburg
- Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken
- Overpelt
- 1958
- Fontanelas
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 1
- Melsele
- Paal
- Sint-Truiden
- Wavre
- Giro di Toscana
- Vijfbergenomloop
- Omloop van Limburg
- Heusden Limburg
- Florenville
- Hoepertingen
- Zele
- 1959
- Berlare
- Beverlo
- Puurs
- Rummen
- Wingene
- Nazareth
- Tienen
- 1960
- Averbode
- Sint-Truiden
- Ronde van Limburg
- Koersel, Koersel
- Lommel
- 1961
- Six Days of Antwerp (with Rik Van Looy and Peter Post)
- Milano–Vignola
- Molenstede
- Oedelem
- Omloop van Limburg
- Omloop van Midden-Brabant
- Tre Valli Varesine
- Winterthur
- La Flèche Wallonne
- Charleroi
- Eke
- Wingene
- 1962
- Aalst
- Acht van Chaam
- Borgloon
- Oostende
- Peyrehorade
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 10 and 15
- Vorst – Brussel
- 1963
- Bree
- GP Union Dortmund
- Helchteren
- Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken
- Zonhoven – Antwerpen – Zonhoven
- 1965
- Opgrimbie
- Scheldeprijs
- 1966
- Omloop van Limburg
External links[]
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- Willy Vannitsen at Cycling Archives
- Willy Vannitsen – official Tour de France results (archive)
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Categories:
- Belgian male cyclists
- 1935 births
- 2001 deaths
- Belgian Tour de France stage winners
- Belgian Giro d'Italia stage winners
- People from Sint-Truiden
- Sportspeople from Limburg (Belgium)
- Belgian cycling biography, 1930s birth stubs