Benny Van Brabant (born 8 May 1959) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist.[1] He rode in three editions of the Tour de France, two editions of the Giro d'Italia and six editions of the Vuelta a España.
 Benny Van Brabant in 1989 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1959 Hasselt, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1981 | Eurobouw–Rossin |
| 1982–1983 | Splendor–Wickes Bouwmarkt |
| 1984–1985 | Tönissteiner–Lotto–Mavic |
| 1986 | Dormilón |
| 1987 | Selca |
| 1988–1989 | Zahor Chocolates |
| 1990 | Isoglass–Garden Wood |
| 1991 | S.E.F.B.–Saxon–Gan |
| 1992 | La William–Duvel |
Career achievements edit
Major results edit
- 1981
- 1st Omloop van het Zuidwesten
- 5th Brussels–Ingooigem
- 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1982
- 1st Stage 4b Ronde van Nederland
- 4th Omloop Het Volk
- 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1983
- 7th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 9th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 1984
- 1st Binche–Tournai–Binche
- Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 2 & 6
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1b Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 6th National Road Race Championships
- 8th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1985
- 1st Stages 3 & 7a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Stages 2 & 3 Tour de Picardie
- 6th Druivenkoers-Overijse
- 8th De Brabantse Pijl
- 8th Le Samyn
- 1986
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 4b Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st Stage 2b Vuelta a Burgos
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Stage 5a
- 1987
- 3rd Nice–Alassio
- 1989
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1990
- 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón
- 1991
- 2nd Tour du Nord-Ouest
- 4th Le Samyn
- 5th Dwars door België
- 5th De Brabantse Pijl
- 7th Paris–Brussels
- 7th Scheldeprijs
- 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1992
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 6th De Brabantse Pijl
- 8th Le Samyn
- 8th Binche–Tournai–Binche
- 9th Scheldeprijs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | 68 | DNF | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
118 | DNF | — | 129 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
24 | — | 66 | — | 86 | — | 54 | 64 | 83 |
References edit
- ^ "Benny Van Brabant". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
External links edit
- Benny Van Brabant at Cycling Archives
- Benny Van Brabant at ProCyclingStats
- Benny Van Brabant at CycleBase
