Roger Swerts

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Roger Swerts
Personal information
Full name Roger Swerts
Date of birth December 28, 1942 (1942-12-28) (age 65)
Country Flag of Belgium Belgium
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1966
1967
1968–1969
1970
1971
1972–1973
1974–1975
1976
1977
1978		 Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
Faema
Faemino
Molteni-Arcore
Molteni
IJsboerke-Colner
IJsboerke - Colner
Molteni-Campagnolo
Fiat
Old Lords-Splendor-KSB
Major wins
Flag of Belgium Belgium Road Race Championship (1974)
Züri-Metzgete (1969)
Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
Vuelta a España, 5 stages
Infobox last updated on:
December 20, 2007
Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Belgium Belgium
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze 1965 San Sebastián Elite Men's Road Race

Roger Swerts (born December 28, 1942 in Heusden-Zolder) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer.

[edit] Palmarès

1964
1st, Stage 10, Tour de l'Avenir
1965
3rd, UCI Road World Championships
1968
1st, Stage 6, Volta a Catalunya
1969
1st, Züri-Metzgete
1971
1st, Nationale Sluitingsprijs
1972
1st, Gent-Wevelgem
1st, Grand Prix de Forli
1st, Grand Prix des Nations
1st, Trofeo Baracchi
1st, Stage 14, Giro d'Italia
1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium
1st, Stages 4 & 5b
1973
1st, Druivenkoers Overijse
1st, Prologue, Giro d'Italia
1st, Stage 5b, Tirreno-Adriatico
1st, Stage 2, Tour of Belgium
9th, Overall, Vuelta a España
1st, Stage 6a
1974
Flag of Belgium Belgium Road Race Championship
1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium
10th, Overall, Vuelta a España
1st, Prologue, Stages 8 & 12
1975
1st, Prologue, Vuelta a España

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Persondata
NAME Swerts, Roger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1942-12-28
PLACE OF BIRTH Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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