Etienne De Wilde

Etienne De Wilde ( born March 25, 1958 in Wetteren ) is a former Belgian cyclist.

Etienne De Wilde from 1980 to 2001 as a professional racing driver, especially on the velodrome, works. He participated in a total of 197 six-day races, of which he won 38, 13 of which together with the German racing driver Andreas Kappes. He thus occupies at rank 7 of the six-day ranking of beginning.

In 1993, De Wilde world champion in the points race, in 1998, together with Matthew Gilmore world champion in a two - team driving. At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, he won the silver medal together with Gilmore in a two - team driving.

Also in road racing Etienne De Wilde scored several successes. He won the 1980 Grand Prix d' Isbergues 1983 cross through Flanders, 1987 Nokere Koerse and the Grand Prix Scheldeprijs, 1989 Omloop Het Volk, the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen and the Étoile de Bessèges and in 1990 the Grand Prix d' Ouverture La Marseillaise. Between 1988 and 1992, De Wilde took four times in the Tour de France in part, though always landed on rear seats, but was able to record two stage wins for himself.

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