Johan De Muynck

Johan De Muynck

De Muynck posing with a bike
Personal information
Full name	Johan De Muynck
Born	(1948-05-30) 30 May 1948 (age 77) Sleidinge, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1971–1973	Flandria–Mars
1974–1977	Brooklyn
1978–1979	Bianchi–Faema
1980–1981	Splendor
1982–1983	La Redoute–Motobécane
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia General classification (1978) 2 individual stages (1976, 1978) Stage races Tour de Romandie (1976)

Johan De Muynck (born 30 May 1948) ^[1] is a former Belgian professional road racing cyclist who raced from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. Other Grand Tour highlights include a very strong performance in the closely contested 1976 Giro d'Italia where he held the Maglia Rosa until the final time trial finishing on the podium in 2nd just nineteen seconds behind Felice Gimondi. He also rode well in the 1980 and 1981 editions of the Tour de France where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. Until Remco Evenepoel's victory at the 2022 Vuelta a España, De Muynck was the last Belgian rider to win a Grand Tour. ^[2]

Major results

Sources: ^{[3] [4]}

1969

9th Flèche Ardennaise

1970

4th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften

1971

3rd Scheldeprijs

8th Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert – Prijs Groot-Zottegem

10th GP Flandria

10th Omloop van de Westhoek

1972

5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg

5th Omloop van de Westhoek

7th Circuit des XI Villes

9th Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen

10th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

1973

1st Brabantse Pijl

4th Grand Prix Impanis

4th GP Stad Vilvoorde

6th Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen

7th GP Frans Melckenbeeck

1974

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

10th Grand Prix de Denain

1975

1st Stage 5a Tour of Belgium

7th Omloop van het Zuidwesten

7th Circuit du Sud-Ouest

10th Brabantse Pijl

10th Milano–Torino

1976

1st Overall Tour de Romandie

1st Combination classification

1st Stages 2, 4 & 5b (ITT)

2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 6

Held after Stages 6 & 19–21

4th Giro dell'Emilia

6th Giro dell'Appennino

7th Trofeo Matteotti

9th Trofeo Baracchi (with Osvaldo Bettoni)

1977

2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya

1st Stage 5

2nd Overall À travers Lausanne

2nd Paris–Tours

3rd Tour du Haut Var

4th Giro dell'Emilia

5th Overall Tour de Romandie

8th Overall Tour de Suisse

8th Overall Giro di Puglia

8th Giro di Lombardia

8th Giro del Veneto

1978

1st Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 3

3rd Overall Tour de Romandie

5th Overall À travers Lausanne

6th Overall Giro di Puglia

7th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre

1st Stage 4

8th Coppa Sabatini

8th Giro del Veneto

8th Giro del Lazio

9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

9th Giro di Lombardia

10th Giro dell'Emilia

10th Trofeo Laigueglia

1979

6th Milano–Torino

6th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato

1980

4th Overall Tour de France

7th Overall Vuelta a España

8th Druivenkoers Overijse

8th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx

1981

1st Subida a Arrate

2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia

7th Overall Tour de France

8th Overall Tour de Romandie

9th Giro di Lombardia

9th GP du Tournaisis

1983

4th Circuit des Frontières

9th Grand Prix de Denain

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—
Giro d'Italia	—	33	36	—	2	DNF	1	19	—	—	—	—
Tour de France	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF	4	7	28	DNF

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

1. "Johan De Muynck". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
2. "The Last Belgian Grand Tour Winner: Johan De Muynck". Pez Cycling. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
3. "Johan De Muynck". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
4. "Johan de Muynck". First cycling. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

External links

• Johan De Muynck at Cycling Archives
• Johan De Muynck at ProCyclingStats
• Johan De Muynck at CycleBase