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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Patrick Sercu, Francois Roffiaen, Joris Van Severen, Godfried Danneels, Johan Museeuw, Dick Norman, Jean-Baptiste Bethune, Kamagurka, Johan Bonny, Anne Provoost, Peter Paul Lefevere, Petrus Plancius, Sylvere Maes, Roger Vangheluwe, Odile Defraye, Michel Pollentier, Romain Maes, Cyriel Verschaeve, Gustave Sap, Rene Lagrou, Leo-Raymond de Neckere, Johan Vande Lanotte, Filip De Man, Louis Roelandt, Eric Daels, Roger Proot, Patrick Lefevere, Nico Mattan, Eric Buyse, Roger Lambrecht, Norbert Callens, Felix de Muelenaere, Gunther Vanaudenaerde, Paul Deman, Wim Vansevenant, Christian Lupus, Klaas Vantornout, Maurice Blomme, Willy van Neste, Marcel Lobelle, Bert De Graeve, Lucien Vlaemynck, Lodewijk De Witte, Lucien Storme, Tom Stubbe, Frederiek Nolf, Jules Lagae, Ingeborg De Meulemeester, Daphne Dumery, Koenraad Degroote, Gorik Gardeyn, Victor Boucquet, Karl Vanlouwe, Pieter Vanspeybrouck. Excerpt: Patrick Sercu (born 27 June 1944 in Roeselare, West Flanders) is a former Belgian cyclist, best known for his exploits on the tracks. In 1964 aged 19 he competed as the star attraction at the Manchester Wheelers' Club Race Meet at the Fallowfield track in Manchester. He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Sercu is the record holder for the number of six-day track race victories, having won 88 events out of 223 starts. Several of these wins were with cycling great Eddy Merckx. Sercu was a top performer on the tracks, being twice World Champion in the Sprint discipline, and a popular competitor in the Madison in addition to his Olympic victory. In road races Sercu also performed well, as he won the green jersey in the 1974 Tour de France. He is now competition director of the Six Days of Ghent and the former Six Days of Hasselt. Jean Francois Xavier Roffiaen (9 August 1820, Ypres, West Flanders - 20 January...
