Ernest Sterckx

Ernest Sterckx
Personal information
Born	1 December 1922; Westerlo, Belgium
Died	3 February 1975 (aged 52); Leuven, Belgium
Team information
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1943	Individual
1944	A. Trialoux-Wolber
1945	Alcyon-Dunlop
1946	La Française-Dunlop
1947-1948	Alcyon-Dunlop
1949	Ganna
1950	Allegro
1951	Terrot-Wolber
1952	Peugeot-Dunlop
1955-1958	L'Avenir
Major wins
	Stage races Tour of Belgium (1949) One-day races and Classics Gent–Wevelgem (1946) La Flèche Wallonne (1947) Paris–Brussels (1947) Scheldeprijs (1951) Omloop Het Volk (1952, 1953, 1956)

Ernest Sterckx (1 December 1922 – 3 February 1975) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist.^[1] He won the 1946 Gent-Wevelgem and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 1952, 1953 and 1956.^[2]

In 2023, a statue of him was erected in Heultje, Belgium.^[3]

^ "Ernest Sterckx". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "Wielerlegende Nest Sterckx krijgt standbeeld in "zijn" Heultje: "De Koning der Kermiskoersen"". vrt.be (in Dutch). 17 September 2023.

Personal information

Born	(1922-12-01)1 December 1922 Westerlo, Belgium
Died	3 February 1975(1975-02-03) (aged 52) Leuven, Belgium
Team information
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1943	Individual
1944	A. Trialoux-Wolber
1945	Alcyon-Dunlop
1946	La Française-Dunlop
1947-1948	Alcyon-Dunlop
1949	Ganna
1950	Allegro
1951	Terrot-Wolber
1952	Peugeot-Dunlop
1955-1958	L'Avenir

Major wins
Stage races Tour of Belgium (1949) One-day races and Classics Gent–Wevelgem (1946) La Flèche Wallonne (1947) Paris–Brussels (1947) Scheldeprijs (1951) Omloop Het Volk (1952, 1953, 1956)