Willy Teirlinck

Teirlinck after winning the 1st stage of Tour de France in 1973
Personal information
Full name	Willy Teirlinck
Born	(1948-08-10) 10 August 1948 (age 75) Teralfene, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1970–1977	Sonolor–Lejeune
1978	Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo
1979	Kas–Campagnolo
1980	Safir–Ludo
1981	Boston–Mavic
1982–1983	Bouwwerken–De Freddy
1984–1985	Eurosoap–Crack
1986	Sigma
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 5 individual stages (1972, 1973, 1976, 1979) Intermediate sprints classification (1972, 1979) Vuelta a España 2 individual stages (1978) Stage races Tour de Picardie (1977, 1978) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championship (1975) Grand Prix de Denain (1974) Grand Prix de Fourmies (1974) Grand Prix Pino Cerami (1976) Brussels–Ingooigem (1984)

Willy Teirlinck (born 10 August 1948) is a retired Belgian road cyclist. He was professional from 1970 to 1986 and won 96 races. In 1975 he won the national title on the road. Teirlinck rode the Tour de France ten times and won three stages in 1972, one stage and one day in the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in 1973, and one stage in 1976. His other victories include individual stages of the Vuelta a España, Deutschland Tour, Étoile de Bessèges, Tour de Luxembourg, Tour de l'Oise as well as one day races Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Grand Prix de Fourmies and the Grand Prix de Denain. An annual cycling event Willy Teirlinck Classic takes place in his honor in Liedekerke.

Major results