Armand Desmet (23 January 1931 – 17 November 2012) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

Desmet was born in Waregem, and competed professionally between 1955 and 1967. He was the first winner of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen and Rund um den Henninger-Turm. In the Vuelta a España, Desmet finished 2nd place after leading the general classification for several days. Desmet rode with the Faema team between 1961 and 1963) and Solo Superia between 1964 and 1966) and was part of the "red guard" of Rik Van Looy.

Major results

1955

Kortemark

1957

Sijsele

Vichte

1958

E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

1959

Tour of Belgium

Dendermonde

Waregem

1960

Boortmeerbeek

Vuelta a España: 2nd place overall classification

1962

Nederbrakel

Rund um den Henninger-Turm

Deerlijk

1963

Bottelare

Tour de France: 5th place overall classification

1964

Vuelta a España: Winner stage 4A

1965

Vichte

1966

Ouwegem

1967

Brussel - Bever

External links

  • at Cycling Archives ()