Antoine Dignef

Antoine Dignef (3 October 1910 – 9 April 1991) was a Belgian cyclist. He is best known for finishing 3rd overall and winning two stages of the Vuelta a España, making him the first ever winner of a stage in the Vuelta. He also won Scheldeprijs in 1938 and finished second in the 1935 Paris–Nice.^[1]

Antoine Dignef

Personal information
Born	(1910-10-03)3 October 1910 Velm, Belgium
Died	9 April 1991(1991-04-09) (aged 80) Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1932	Individual
1933–1934	Génial Lucifer–Hutchinson
1934	Depas
1935–1937	Colin–Wolber
1938	Victoria
1938–1940	Helyett–Hutchinson

Major results

1932

4th Overall Volta a Catalunya

1st Stages 2 & 7

1933

3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya

1st Stage 7

1934

2nd Overall Tour of Belgium

5th Overall Volta a Catalunya

9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1935

2nd Overall Paris–Nice

1st Stage 2

3rd Overall Vuelta a España

1st Stages 1 & 4

9th Paris–Roubaix

1936

9th La Flèche Wallonne

9th Overall Paris–Nice

1938

1st Scheldeprijs

1939

2nd Overall Tour of Belgium

1st Stage 3

4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg