Willy Kemp
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| Full name | Willy Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1925 Kopstal, Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 October 2021 (aged 95) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| -1947 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1947-1957 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 stage 1955 Tour de France | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Willy Kemp (28 December 1925 – 18 October 2021) was a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer.
Kemp came from a wealthy home and studied economics. After becoming an amateur 1947 World University Cycling Champion, his parents agreed that he should become a professional cyclist. In 1949 he became national champion. Between 1948 and 1957 he rode every year the Tour de France (10 times in total) and won a stage in the 1955 Tour de France.
He died on 18 October 2021, at the age of 95. Prior to his death, he was noted as Luxembourg's oldest living professional cyclist.[1]
Major results
[edit]- 1947
World University Cycling Champion, road race
World University Cycling Championships, individual pursuit- World University Cycling Championships, team pursuit
- GP Faber
- 1949
Luxembourg national road race championships- 1950
- Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg
- 1951
- 2nd Luxembourg national road race championships
- 1952
- Stage 1 Ronde van Nederland
- Stage 4a Tour de Luxembourg
- 2nd Overall: Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stage 1
- 1954
- Stage 3 Tour de Picardie
- 1955
- 2nd Luxembourg national road race championships
- 3rd Overall, Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stage 2
- Stage 4 Tour de France
- 1956
- Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg
- 1957
- 3rd Luxembourg national road race championships
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Willy Kemp at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Willy Kemp