# Willy Teirlinck

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
### 1969

    3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23

### 1970

    1st Stage 4 Tour d'Algérie
    1st Grand Prix des Marbriers
    3rd Belgian National Road Race Championships Amateur road race

### 1971

    1st De Kustpijl
    Étoile des Espoirs
       1st Stages 1, 3 and 4
    1st Sint-Amands

### 1972

    Tour de France:
       1st Intermediate sprints classification
       1st Stages 10, 16 and 20b
    1st Stage 2 Tour du Nord
    1st Wattrelos
    1st Machelen

### 1973

    Tour de France
       1st Stage 1a
       Held for 1 day
    2nd Overall Étoile des Espoirs
       1st Stage 5b (ITT)
    1st Liedekerkse Pijl
    1st Oradour-sur-Glane
    1st fr:Grand Prix d'Orchies
    1st Sin-le-Noble
    1st Ruisbroek
    2nd GP Union Dortmund
    2nd Leeuwse Pijl
    3rd Brussels-Meulebeke

### 1974

    1st Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
    1st Grand Prix de Denain
    1st Ruisbroek
    1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
    1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg
    2nd Overall Étoile des Espoirs
       1st Stage 1

### 1975

    1st National Road Championships Road race
    1st Halse Pijl
    2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
    2nd Halle–Ingooigem
    2nd Nokere Koerse
    2nd Leeuwse Pijl
    3rd Overall Tour de l'Oise
       1st Stage 3

### 1976

    Tour de France
       1st Stage 13
    1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
    1st Les Herbiers
    Tour de l'Aude
       1st Stages 2 and 5
    1st Bredene
    1st Ronse
    1st Eeklo
    2nd Liedekerkse Pijl
    3rd National Road Championships Road race

### 1977

    1st Overall Tour de l'Oise
       1st Stage 3b
    1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Aude
    3rd Overall Étoile des Espoirs
       1st Stage 1
    1st Bricqueville
    1st Teralfene
    1st Merchtem
    1st Wetteren
    2nd Paris–Roubaix
    2nd Halle–Ingooigem
    3rd Brabantse Pijl
    3rd fr:Circuit de l'Indre
    3rd Ninove

### 1978

    Vuelta a España:
       1st Stages 5 and 10
    1st Overall Tour de l'Oise
    1st Teralfene
    2nd National Road Championships Road race

### 1979

    Tour de France
       1st Intermediate sprints classification
    Vuelta a Aragón
       1st Stages 1 and 5b (ITT)
    1st Herne
    1st nl:Criterium van Buggenhout
    2nd Tour of Leuven
    2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
    3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs

### 1980

    1st Halse Pijl
    1st Stage 2 Paris–Bourges
    1st Stage 4 Deutschland Tour
    1st Omloop Hageland-Zuiderkempen
    1st Geraardsbergen-Viane
    1st Teralfene
    1st Sint-Martens-Lierde
    1st Ninove
    1st GP Betekom
    2nd Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
    3rd GP Frans Verbeeck | 1.2

### 1981

    1st Ninove
    1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
    1st Ninove
    1st Strombeek-Bever
    1st Zwevegem
    1st Sombreffe
    2nd Omloop van het Waasland
    2nd Scheldeprijs
    2nd Liedekerkse Pijl

### 1982

    1st Circuit des Frontières
    1st Sint-Gillis-Waas
    1st Kampioenschap van Brabant
    1st Hyon-Mons
    2nd Liedekerkse Pijl
    3rd Grote 1-MeiPrijs

### 1983

    1st Trofee Luc Van Biesen
    1st Liedekerkse Pijl
    1st Circuit de Niel
    1st Baasrode
    1st Eeklo
    1st Houthulst
    1st Wezembeek-Oppem
    1st Bonheiden
    1st Willebroek
    1st Wetteren
    1st Boom
    2nd Maaslandse Pijl
    3rd Halle–Ingooigem
    3rd Omloop van West-Brabant

### 1984

    1st Halle–Ingooigem
    1st Beveren-Waas
    1st Gullegem Koerse
    1st Alken
    1st Wachtebeke
    1st Vilvoorde-Houtem
    2nd Ninove

### 1985

    1st GP Stad Vilvoorde
    1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen
    1st Polders-Kempen
    1st GP Benego
    1st Overmere
    1st Omloop Groot Oostende
    1st Humbeek
    1st Omloop van de Vlasstreek
    2nd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde

### 1986

    1st Moorsele
    1st Willebroek
    1st Geetbets