Johan De Muynck (born 30 May 1948 in Sleidinge, East Flanders) is a Belgian former 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. He was an outstanding climber. 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. Up to Remco Evenepoel's victory in the 2022 Vuelta a España, De Muynck was the last Belgian rider to win a Grand Tour.
Major results
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1970
4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Amateur
1971
3rd Scheldeprijs
8th GP Stad Zottegem
10th GP Flandria
10th Omloop van de Westhoek
1972
3rd Leeuwse Pijl
5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
5th Omloop van de Westhoek
7th Circuit des XI Villes
9th Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
10th E3 Harelbeke
1973
1st Brabantse Pijl
1975
1st Stage 5a Tour of Belgium
2nd Omloop Schelde-Durme
7th Omloop van het Zuidwesten
10th Brabantse Pijl
10th Milano–Torino
1976
1st Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stages 2, 4 & 5b (ITT) 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Held after stages 19-21 1st Stage 6 4th Giro dell'Emilia 7th Trofeo Matteotti 1977 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 5 2nd Overall À travers Lausanne 2nd Paris–Tours 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 Held after Stages 3-20 1st Stage 3 7th Overall GP du Midi-Libre 1st Stage 4 8th Coppa Sabatini 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 9th Giro di Lombardia 10th Trofeo Laigueglia 10th Giro dell'Emilia 1979 6th Milano–Torino 1980 3rd Leeuwse Pijl 4th Overall Tour de France 7th Overall Vuelta a España 8th Druivenkoers Overijse 8th GP Eddy Merckx 1981 1st Subida a Arrate 2nd GP Villafranca de Ordizia 7th Overall Tour de France 8th Overall Tour de Romandie 9th Giro di Lombardia 1983 4th Circuit des Frontières