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Swerts c. 1973
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| Full name | Roger Swerts | ||||||||||||
| Born |
28 December 1942 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium |
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
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| 1966 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | ||||||||||||
| 1967 | Faema | ||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Faemino | ||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Molteni | ||||||||||||
| 1972–1975 | IJsboerke-Colner | ||||||||||||
| 1976 | Molteni-Campagnolo | ||||||||||||
| 1977 | Fiat | ||||||||||||
| 1978 | Old Lords-Splendor-KSB | ||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||
| Belgian National Road Race Champion (1974) Züri-Metzgete (1969) Giro d'Italia, 2 stages Vuelta a España, 5 stages |
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Roger Swerts (born 28 December 1942) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. As an amateur he placed 18th in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1965 UCI Road World Championships. He turned professional later in 1965.