Willy Bocklant (26 January 1941 – 6 June 1985) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist active as a professional between 1962 and 1969. Among his biggest victories are the 1964 edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the overall classification of the Tour de Romandie in 1963. Bocklant was born in Bellegem and died in Mouscron.

Willy Bocklant
Bocklant in 1967
Personal information
Full nameWilly Bocklant
Born(1941-01-26)26 January 1941
Bellegem, Belgium
Died6 June 1985(1985-06-06) (aged 44)
Mouscron, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1962Gritzner-Veith
1963–1965Flandria
1966Mann-Grundig
1967Flandria
1968–1969Pull Over Centrale-Tasmanie
Major wins

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Date Placing Event Competition Location Country
1960 1 Overall Circuit Franco-Belge Roubaix   Belgium
1960 1 Stage 1 Triptyque Ardennaise Rotheux   Belgium
1960 1 Stage 3 Triptyque Ardennaise Pepinster   Belgium
1960 1 Overall Triptyque Ardennaise Pepinster   Belgium
1961 1 GP Stan Ockers   France
1963 1 GP Stan Ockers   France
1963 1 Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen   Belgium
1963 1 Overall Tour de Romandie   Switzerland
1964 1 Giro del Piemonte   Italy
1964 1 Weekend Ardennais   Belgium
1964 1 Antwerp–Ougrée   Belgium
1964 1 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège   Belgium
1964 1 GP de la Basse-Sambre Auvelais   Belgium
1965 1 Circuit des régions frontalières Mouscron   Belgium
1965 1 Grand Prix d'Isbergues   France
1965 1 Stage 3 Tour du Nord Anzin   France
1965 1 Stage 2 Paris–Nice Château-Chinon   France
1965 1 Brabantse Pijl   Belgium
1965 1 Stage 2 Tour de Romandie Bassecourt   Switzerland
1965 1 Brussels–Ingooigem Ingooigem   Belgium
1967 1 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen Harelbeke   Belgium
1968 1 Stage 5 Tour du Nord Roubaix   France

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