Dirk Baert
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| Born | Dirk Baert 14 February 1949 Zwevegem, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 2026 (aged 77) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1970 | Hertekamp | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Flandria | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Novy-Romy Pils-Total-Dubble Bubble | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | MIC–Ludo–de Gribaldy | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Splendor–Struvay | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1979 | Carlos | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Fangio–Amerlinckx–Campagnolo | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Xagil | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Lustrerie Mark Sport-Amelynck | |||||||||||||||||
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One-day races and Classics
Track Championships
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Medal record
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Dirk Baert (14 February 1949 – 7 July 2026) was a Belgian road and track cyclist. On track, he won one gold and two bronze medals in the individual pursuit at the world championships in 1971, 1972, and 1975, as well as several national championships.[1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 1 km time trial and finished in 18th place.[2][3] On the road, he won the Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden (1975), Le Samyn (1976), Halle–Ingooigem (1978), and Grote 1-MeiPrijs (1979), as well as one stage of the Tour of Belgium (1974). He rode the Tour de France in 1974.[4]
In 1981 Beart broke Ferdinand Bracke's 5 km record in Ghent's legendary indoor velodrome, het Kuipke. The record stood until 2019 when it was broken by then world hour record holder Victor Campenaerts.[5]
After his career as a cyclist, Baert became national coach of the Belgian amateurs, and in 2013 he was also briefly team manager at the UCI Continental team BKCP-Powerplus, at the time the team of Niels Albert and a very young Michael Vanthourenhout.[6][7]
Baert died on 7 July 2026, at the age of 77.[1]
Personal life
As a child, Dirk Baert overcame the effects of polio.[8] Baert married Imelda, daughter of 1952 Tour of Flanders winner Roger Decock. The couple had a son and two daughters, one of which, Evelyne Baert, became a professional cyclist.[5]
Major results
Source:[9]
Road
- 1972
- 1st stage 3b Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st stage 4b Tour de Luxembourg
- 2nd Omloop van het Zuidwesten
- 3rd Egmont Cycling Race
- 3rd Brussels–Ingooigem
- 3rd GP Marcel Kint
- 1973
- 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde
- 1st stage 1 & 2b Tour de Picardie
- 1st Flèche Halloise
- 2nd Ronde van West-Vlaanderen
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2nd Renaix–Tournai–Renaix
- 2nd Circuit du Brabant Central
- 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
- 3rd GP Marcel Kint
- 1974
- 1st stage 1 Tour of Belgium
- 1st Renaix–Tournai–Renaix
- 1st Circuit des Frontières
- 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2nd Grand Prix des Nations
- 3rd Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles
- 1975
- 1st Omloop der drie Provinciën
- 1st Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 1st Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles
- 1st Circuit du Tournaisis
- 1st Omloop van West-Brabant
- 1st Grote Prijs Raf Jonckheere
- 2nd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 3rd Brussels–Ingooigem
- 1976
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles
- 1st Omloop van West-Brabant
- 1977
- 1st stage 3b Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Circuit du Tournaisis
- 3rd Circuit de Niel
- 1978
- 1st stage 1 Three Days of De Panne
- 1st stage 1 Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 1st Brussels–Ingooigem
- 3rd Omloop van Neeroeteren
- 1979
- 1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs
- 3rd GP Marcel Kint
- 1980
- 1st Gullegem Koerse
- 1981
- 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
- 1982
- 1st Omloop van de Vlasstreek
- 2nd Grote 1-MeiPrijs
- 2nd Omloop der drie Provinciën
- 1983
- 2nd Raf Jonckheere
- 3rd Brussels–Ingooigem
Track
- 1968
- 1st
National Track Championships, 1 km time trial - 1970
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1971
- 1st
UCI World Championships, Men's individual pursuit - 1972
- 3rd
UCI World Championships, Men's individual pursuit - 1974
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1975
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 3rd UCI World Championships, Men's individual pursuit
- 1976
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1977
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1981
- 1st National Track Championships, Individual pursuit
- 1984
- 1st National Track Championships, Omnium
Honours and Awards
References
- 1 2 "Voormalig wereldkampioen baanwielrennen Dirk Baert (77) overleden" [Former track cycling world champion Dirk Baert (77) has died.]. sporza.be. 7 July 2026.
- ↑ Dirk Baert. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Olympiër Dirk Baert overleden" [Olympian Dirk Baert has died.]. Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (in Dutch). 7 July 2026.
- ↑ Dirk Baert[link removed]. cyclingarchives.com
- 1 2 "Werelduurrecordhouder doet zondag een aanval op het baanrecord van Waregemnaar Dirk Baert (70)" [World hour record holder to challenge the track record of Waregem native Dirk Baert (70) on Sunday.]. kw.be (in Dutch). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Voormalig baankampioen Dirk Baert (77) overleden" [Former track champion Dirk Baert (77) has died.]. wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "BKCP - POWERPLUS". www.uci.org. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Deerlijk in rouw na overlijden van ereburger en oud-wereldkampioen achtervolging Dirk Baert (77)" [Deerlijk in mourning following the death of honorary citizen and former world pursuit champion Dirk Baert (77)]. kw.be (in Dutch). 7 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Dirk Baert". FirstCycling.com. 8 December 2023.
External links
- Dirk Baert at ProCyclingStats
- Dirk Baert at CycleBase
- Dirk Baert at Olympics.com
- Dirk Baert at Olympedia
- Dirk Baert at InterSportStats
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