# Danny De Bie

Danny De Bie (born 23 January 1960) is a former Belgian professional cyclist and directeur sportif, who won the men's race at the 1989 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. His brothers Eddy De Bie and Rudy De Bie also competed professionally.

## Career

Born in Beersel, De Bie achieved several successes on the road but started to focus on cyclo-cross full-time after taking the silver medal at the 1987 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. He went to Switzerland which was at that time the main place for cyclo-cross races. Two years later he achieved that. The World Cyclo-Cross Championships parcours at Pont-Château in 1989, was a course that was suited to him. De Bie was able to cycle up a tough climb of almost 100 metres where his opponents such as Adri van der Poel had to walk and as a result De Bie was able to make a gap every time he went over the climb. After winning the rainbow jersey, De Bie became one of the best cyclo crossers of the world with a win in the Superprestige classification and increased popularity for the sport in Belgium.
In 1991 De Bie was suspected of possible tampering with a doping control after a Superprestige race in Zillebeke and he was not allowed to take part in the World Championships that year in Gieten. De Bie was Belgium cyclo-cross champion for three years in a row and then beaten by Paul Herijgers. De Bie in his career won 11 Superprestige races.
After his career he worked as directeur sportif for the Spaarselect team between 2000 and 2014, and Colba–Superano Ham in 2015.

## Major results
### Cyclo-cross
#### 1986–1987

    2nd UCI World Championships
    Superprestige
       2nd Zillebeke

#### 1987–1988

    3rd National Championships

#### 1988–1989

    1st UCI World Championships
    Superprestige
       1st Overijse
       2nd Gavere
       3rd Wetzikon
    GvA Trophy
       1st Koksijde
    1st Breendonk
    2nd Putte-Peulis
    3rd National Championships

#### 1989–1990

    1st National Championships
    1st Overall Superprestige
       1st Plzeň
       1st Diegem
       1st Gavere
       1st Overijse
       1st Zillebeke
       2nd Gieten
       2nd Zürich-Waid
       2nd Overijse
       3rd Valenswaard
    GvA Trophy
       1st Koksijde
       1st Niel
       1st Loenhout
    1st Mol
    2nd Harnes

#### 1990–1991

    1st National Championships
    1st Contern
    2nd Overall Superprestige
       1st Gavere
       1st Gieten
       1st Plzeň
       2nd Zillebeke
       3rd Valenswaard
    GvA Trophy
       1st Loenhout
    1st Kalmthout

#### 1991–1992

    1st National Championships
    2nd Overall Superprestige
       1st Diegem
       1st Gieten
       3rd Gavere
    GvA Trophy
       1st Loenhout
       1st Essen
       1st Koksijde
    2nd Kalmthout

#### 1992–1993

    2nd National Championships
    3rd Overall Superprestige
       1st Gieten
       2nd Harnes
       3rd Gavere
    GvA Trophy
       1st Essen
       1st Koksijde

#### 1993–1994

    1st Sint-Niklaas
    1st Heist-op-den-Berg
    2nd Overall GvA Trophy
       1st Essen
       1st Kalmthout
       1st Niel
       2nd Hoogstraten
       3rd Koksijde
    2nd Overall UCI World Cup
       2nd Igorre
       4th Eindhoven
       4th Eschenbach
       5th Loenhout
    2nd National Championships
    2nd Vladslo
    2nd Wingene
    Superprestige
       3rd Gavere
    3rd Cublize
    3rd Telleriarte

#### 1994–1995

    1st Heist-op-den-Berg
    2nd National Championships
    3rd Sint-Lievens-Esse

#### 1995–1996

    2nd Zonnebeke
    3rd Veldegem

#### 1996–1997

    1st Löhne
    1st Meiningen
    3rd Koppenberg
    3rd Uster

#### 1997–1998

    Superprestige
       1st Ruddervoorde
       3rd Gavere
    1st Aachen
    1st Dover
    1st Lanarvily
    1st Löhne
    1st Paal
    2nd Overall GvA Trophy
       2nd Rijkevorsel
       2nd Niel
    2nd Veldegem
    3rd Charleville-Mezières
    3rd Volketswil

#### 1998–1999

    2nd Charleville-Mezières
    3rd Nottingham

#### 1999–2000

    2nd Westerlo
    2nd München
    3rd Beuvry

### Road
#### 1977

    1st Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich

#### 1978

    1st Dusika Jugend Tour

#### 1979

    1st Stage 7 Omloop van de Kempen

#### 1984

    1st Stage 3 Ronde van Brabant