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Belgian cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roger Swerts (born 28 December 1942) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. As an amateur he placed 18th in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics[1] and won a bronze medal at the 1965 UCI Road World Championships. He turned professional later in 1965.[2]
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Full name | Roger Swerts | ||||||||||||||
Born | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 28 December 1942||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||
Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
1966 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||
1967 | Faema | ||||||||||||||
1968–1969 | Faemino | ||||||||||||||
1970–1971 | Molteni | ||||||||||||||
1972–1975 | IJsboerke-Colner | ||||||||||||||
1976 | Molteni-Campagnolo | ||||||||||||||
1977 | Fiat | ||||||||||||||
1978 | Old Lords-Splendor-KSB | ||||||||||||||
Major wins | |||||||||||||||
Belgian National Road Race Champion (1974) Züri-Metzgete (1969) Giro d'Italia, 2 stages Vuelta a España, 5 stages | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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