Patrick Sercu : biography
Patrick Sercu (born 27 June 1944 in Roeselare, West Flanders) is a former Belgian cyclist, best known for his exploits on the tracks.
In 1964 aged 19 he competed as the star attraction at the Manchester Wheelers’ Club Race Meet at the Fallowfield track in Manchester.
He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Sercu is the record holder for the number of six-day track race victories, having won 88 events out of 223 starts. Several of these wins were with cycling great Eddy Merckx. Gives information on record number of six day wins.
Sercu was a top performer on the tracks, being twice World Champion in the Sprint discipline, and a popular competitor in the Madison in addition to his Olympic victory.
In road races Sercu also performed well, as he won the green jersey in the 1974 Tour de France.
He is now competition director of the Six Days of Ghent and the former Six Days of Hasselt. from britishcycling.org.uk – sport.be (in Dutch)
Teams
- 1964 – Solo-Superia
- 1964 – Bertin-Porter 39-Milremo
- 1965 – Solo-Superia
- 1966 – Solo-Superia
- 1967 – Flandria-Declerck
- 1968 – Faema
- 1969 – Faema
- 1970 – Dreher
- 1971 – Dreher
- 1972 – Dreher
- 1973 – Brooklyn
- 1974 – Brooklyn
- 1975 – Brooklyn
- 1976 – Brooklyn
- 1977 – FIAT France
- 1978 – Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia
- 1979 – Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia
- 1980 – Marc-Carlos-VRD
- 1981 – IWC-IMEX
- 1982 – IWC-IMEX
- 1983 – IMEX-Neuhaus
Six-day wins
Nr. | Year | Race | Partner |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1965 | Ghent | Eddy Merckx |
2 | 1966 | Frankfurt | Klaus Bugdahl |
3 | 1967 | Cologne | Klaus Bugdahl |
4 | 1967 | Montréal | Emile Severeyns |
5 | 1967 | Ghent | Eddy Merckx |
6 | 1967 | Münster | Klaus Bugdahl |
7 | 1967 | Charleroi | Ferdinand Bracke |
8 | 1968 | Rotterdam | Peter Post |
9 | 1968 | London | Peter Post |
10 | 1968 | Frankfurt | Rudi Altig |
11 | 1968 | Dortmund | Rudi Altig |
12 | 1969 | Bremen | Peter Post |
13 | 1969 | Antwerp | Peter Post and Rik van Looy |
14 | 1969 | London | Peter Post |
15 | 1969 | Dortmund | Peter Post |
16 | 1969 | Frankfurt | Peter Post |
17 | 1969 | Charleroi | Norbert Seeuws |
18 | 1970 | Cologne | Peter Post |
19 | 1970 | Bremen | Peter Post |
20 | 1970 | London | Peter Post |
21 | 1970 | Ghent | Jean-Pierre Monseré |
22 | 1971 | Rotterdam | Peter Post |
23 | 1971 | London | Peter Post |
24 | 1971 | Berlin | Peter Post |
25 | 1971 | Frankfurt | Peter Post |
26 | 1971 | Ghent | Roger de Vlaeminck |
27 | 1972 | London | Tony Gowland |
28 | 1972 | Dortmund | Alain Van Lancker |
29 | 1972 | Ghent | Julien Stevens |
30 | 1973 | Cologne | Alain Van Lancker |
31 | 1973 | Milan | Julien Stevens |
32 | 1973 | Dortmund | Eddy Merckx |
33 | 1973 | Grenoble | Eddy Merckx |
34 | 1973 | Ghent | Graeme Gilmore |
35 | 1974 | Antwerp | Eddy Merckx |
36 | 1974 | London | René Pijnen |
37 | 1974 | Dortmund | René Pijnen |
38 | 1975 | Bremen | René Pijnen |
39 | 1975 | Antwerp | Eddy Merckx |
40 | 1975 | Berlin | Dietrich Thurau |
41 | 1975 | Grenoble | Eddy Merckx |
42 | 1975 | Ghent | Eddy Merckx |
43 | 1975 | Zürich | Günter Haritz |
44 | 1976 | Rotterdam | Eddy Merckx |
45 | 1976 | Antwerp | Eddy Merckx |
46 | 1976 | Milan | Francesco Moser |
47 | 1976 | Dortmund | Freddy Maertens |
48 | 1976 | Maastricht | Graeme Gilmore |
49 | 1977 | Copenhagen | Ole Ritter |
50 | 1977 | Antwerp | Freddy Maertens |
51 | 1977 | London | René Pijnen |
52 | 1977 | Berlin | Eddy Merckx |
53 | 1977 | Munich | Eddy Merckx |
54 | 1977 | Ghent | Eddy Merckx |
55 | 1977 | Zürich | Eddy Merckx |
56 | 1977 | Maastricht | Eddy Merckx |
57 | 1978 | Berlin | Dietrich Thurau |
58 | 1978 | Frankfurt | Dietrich Thurau |
59 | 1978 | Grenoble | Dietrich Thurau |
60 | 1978 | Munich | Gregor Braun |
61 | 1978 | Ghent | Gerrie Knetemann |
62 | 1979 | Cologne | Gregor Braun |
63 | 1979 | Rotterdam | Albert Fritz |
64 | 1979 | Hanover | Albert Fritz |
65 | 1979 | London | Albert Fritz |
66 | 1979 | Berlin | Dietrich Thurau |
67 | 1979 | Dortmund | Dietrich Thurau |
68 | 1979 | Munich | Dietrich Thurau |
69 | 1979 | Zürich | Albert Fritz |
70 | 1979 | Bremen | Albert Fritz |
71 | 1980 | Copenhagen | Albert Fritz |
72 | 1980 | Copenhagen | Albert Fritz |
73 | 1980 | Berlin | Gregor Braun |
74 | 1980 | Dortmund | Gregor Braun |
75 | 1980 | Ghent | Albert Fritz |
76 | 1980 | Herning | Gert Frank |
77 | 1981 | Cologne | Albert Fritz |
78 | 1981 | Copenhagen | Albert Fritz |
79 | 1981 | Milan | Francesco Moser |
80 | 1981 | Grenoble | Urs Freuler |
81 | 1981 | Ghent | Gert Frank |
82 | 1982 | Rotterdam | René Pijnen |
83 | 1982 | Copenhagen | René Pijnen |
84 | 1982 | Antwerp | Roger de Vlaeminck |
85 | 1982 | Berlin | Maurizio Bidinost |
86 | 1982 | Munich | René Pijnen |
87 | 1983 | Rotterdam | René Pijnen |
88 | 1983 | Copenhagen | Gert Frank |