Ferdinand Bracke

Ferdinand Bracke
Personal information
Full nameFerdinand Bracke
Born (1939-05-25) 25 May 1939
Hamme, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad/Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1962–1973Peugeot–BP–Dunlop
1974Maes Pils
1975TI–Raleigh
1976–1977Lejeune–BP
1978Splendor
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (1966, 1976)
Vuelta a España
General classification (1971)

One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix de Wallonie (1970)
Grand Prix des Nations (1962)
World Individual Pursuit Championships (1959)
World Individual Pursuit Championships (1959)

Other

Hour Record 1967
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
1964 Paris Track pursuit
1969 Antwerp Track pursuit
1965 San Sebastián Track pursuit
1966 Frankfurt Track pursuit
1972 Marseille Track pursuit
1974 Montreal Track pursuit
1973 San Sebastián Track pursuit

Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939) is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093 km) and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain. He also became world pursuit champion on the track in 1964 and 1969.