Noël Vantyghem (born 9 October 1947 – 10 June 1994) was a Belgian professional cyclist.

Vantyghem's biggest win was the 1972 Paris–Tours. Later, he remarked "Together with Eddy Merckx, I won all classics races that could be won. I won Paris–Tours, he the rest."

Noël Vantyghem

Major results

1968

1st National Amateur Road Race Championships

1st Stage 2 Peace Race

2nd Overall Tour of Greece

1st Stage 2

1969

2nd GP Isbergues

2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

1970

1st Grand Prix de Fourmies

1st Circuit des Frontières

2nd Schaal Sels

2nd De Kustpijl

1971

1st Stage 2 Tour d'Indre-et-Loire

3rd Omloop Het Volk

1972

1st Paris–Tours

1st Circuit des Frontières

1st Schaal Sels

1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk

2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen

2nd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem

3rd De Kustpijl

3rd Dwars door West–Vlaanderen

3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm

3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies

9th Omloop Het Volk

1973

1st Nokere Koerse

4th Omloop Het Volk

References

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1947 births

1994 deaths

Belgian male cyclists

Noël Vantyghem