Palle Lykke Jensen (4 November 1936 – 19 April 2013) was a Danish cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1969.[1] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the road race, but failed to finish. The same year he finished fourth at the world road championships. Starting from 1958 Jensen won four consecutive national sprint titles. Between 1958 and 1968 he also won six medals at European track championships[2] and 21 six-day races out of 122 starts in Germany, Canada, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands and UK. After marrying the daughter of Belgian cyclist Rik Van Steenbergen, in 1962 he moved to Belgium, where he worked at the Port of Antwerp.[3] With Van Steenbergen, he competed in several Six-day events.
 Palle Lykke in 1956 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 November 1936 Ringe, Denmark |
| Died | 19 April 2013 (aged 76) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track and road cycling |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
Track Championships
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Major results
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Road
edit- 1965
- 1st
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen - 1966
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
Track
edit- 1958
- 1st
Danish National Track Championships, Sprint - 1st Six Days of Aarhus (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1959
- 1st Danish National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- European Track Championships
- 2nd
Omnium - 2nd Madison (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 2nd
- 1960
- 1st Danish National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1961
- 1st Danish National Track Championships, Sprint
- 1st Six Days of Aarhus (with Kay Werner Nielsen)
- 1st Grand Prix of Copenhagen, omnium
- 1962
- European Track Championships
- 1st
Omnium - 1st Madison (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st
- 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Grand Prix of Copenhagen, omnium
- 1963
- 1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Rik Van Steenbergen & Leo Proost)
- 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Münster (with Freddy Eugen)
- European Track Championships
- 3rd
Derny
- 3rd
- 1964
- 1st Six Days of Montreal (with Emile Severeyns)
- 3rd Derny
- 3rd
- 1st Grand Prix of Copenhagen, omnium
- 1965
- 1st Six Days of Bremen (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Münster (with Freddy Eugen)
- 1966
- 1st Six Days of Montreal (with Emile Severeyns)
- European Track Championships
- 2nd Madison (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd
- 1967
- 1st Six Days of London (with Freddy Eugen)
- 1st Six Days of Montreal (with Freddy Eugen)
- 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Freddy Eugen)
- 1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Freddy Eugen)
- European Track Championships
- 2nd Derny
- 2nd
- 1968
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Freddy Eugen)
- 1st Grand Prix of Copenhagen, omnium
References
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- ^ "In Memoriam, Palle Lykke". VeloVeritas. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Palle Lykke. cyclingarchives.com
- ^ Palle Lykke Jensen. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Palle Lykke Jensen". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
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