title: Roger Swerts
text: # Roger Swerts
  
  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.
  
  ## Palmarès
  
  ### 1964
  
      1st, Stage 10, Tour de l'Avenir
  
  ### 1965
  
      3rd, World Road Race Championships
  
  ### 1968
  
      1st, Stage 6, Volta a Catalunya
  
  ### 1969
  
      1st, Züri-Metzgete
  
  ### 1971
  
      1st, Nationale Sluitingsprijs
  
  ### 1972
  
      1st, Gent–Wevelgem
      1st, Grand Prix de Forli
      1st, Grand Prix des Nations
      1st, Trofeo Baracchi
      1st, Stage 14, Giro d'Italia
      1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium
         1st, Stages 4 & 5b
  
  ### 1973
  
      1st, Druivenkoers Overijse
      1st, Prologue, Giro d'Italia
      1st, Stage 5b, Tirreno–Adriatico
      1st, Stage 2, Tour of Belgium
      9th, Overall, Vuelta a España
         1st, Stage 6a
  
  ### 1974
  
      Belgium Road Race Championship
      1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium
      10th, Overall, Vuelta a España
         1st, Prologue, Stages 8 & 12
  
  ### 1975
  
      1st, Prologue, Vuelta a España
  