René De Clercq

René De Clercq (16 March 1945 – 1 January 2017) was a Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist. Professional from 1970 to 1976, he won a bronze medal at the 1971 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships and was the UCI Amateur World Champion in 1969. He was the brother of Roger De Clercq and the father of Mario De Clercq, also professional cyclists.^[1][2]

René De Clercq

Personal information
Born	16 March 1945 Compiègne, France
Died	1 January 2017 (aged 71) Oudenaarde, Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1970–1971	Hertekamp–Magniflex
1971–1972	Flandria–Mars
1973	Novy–Romy Pils–Total–Dubble Bubble
1974–1975	Kas–Kaskol
1975–1976	Autopark Tum
Medal record Men's cyclo-cross Representing  Belgium World Championships 1969 Magstadt Amateur race 1971 Apeldoorn Elite race

Major results

1966–1967

3rd National Championships

1967–1968

3rd National Amateur Championships

1968–1969

1st UCI Amateur World Championships

1969–1970

4th UCI Amateur World Championships

1970–1971

3rd UCI World Championships

3rd National Championships