Patrick Sercu


Patrick Sercu was a Belgian cyclist who was active on the road and track between 1961 and 1983. On track, he won the gold medal in the 1 km time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, as well as three world titles in the sprint, in 1963, 1967 and 1969. On the road, he earned the green jersey in the 1974 Tour de France. Sercu is the record holder for the number of six-day track race victories, having won 88 events out of 223 starts between 1961 and 1983; several of these wins were with cycling great Eddy Merckx. He also won six stages at the Tour de France and eleven stages at the Giro d'Italia.

Biography

In 1962, aged 18, Sercu won his first national titles, in the sprint and madison events. Two years later he was the star attraction at the Manchester Wheelers' Club Race Meet at the Fallowfield track in Manchester.
After retiring from competitions Sercu became organizer of road races and director of the Six Days of Ghent and the former Six Days of Hasselt. Sercu died on 19 April 2019, aged 74.

Career achievements

Major results

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15
  • Eddy Merckx
14
  • Peter Post
    • 10
  • Albert Fritz
    • 8
  • René Pijnen
    • 7
  • Dietrich Thurau
    • 4
  • Gregor Braun
    • 3
  • Klaus Bugdahl
  • Gert Frank
    • 2
  • Rudi Altig
  • Roger de Vlaeminck
  • Alain van Lancker
  • Julien Stevens
  • Graeme Gilmore
  • Francesco Moser
  • Freddy Maertens

    • Championships

    Italian classics

    Non-Italian classics

    Stage races

    Other races

    Track

    Teams