title: Willy Van Neste
text: # Willy Van Neste
  
  Willy Van Neste (born 10 March 1944) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer who competed as a professional from 1966 to 1976. He participated in seven editions of the Tour de France, where he won a stage in the 1967 Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for the following day. Other career highlights include winning the Four Days of Dunkirk in 1970, the Züri-Metzgete in 1972 and Grand Prix de Fourmies in 1967. He also finished second in the 1968 Gent–Wevelgem and the 1970 Amstel Gold Race.
  
  ## Major results
  
  ### 1965
  
      Tour de Namur
  
  ### 1966
  
      Flèche Ardennaise
      Wavre – Liège
  
  ### 1967
  
      Arras
      Lokeren Criterium
      Wieze
      Zwevezele
      Tour de France:
         Winner stage 2
         Wearing yellow jersey for one day
      GP Fourmies
  
  ### 1969
  
      Ronse – Doornik – Ronse
  
  ### 1970
  
      Zwevezele
      Four days of Dunkerque
  
  ### 1971
  
      De Panne
      Kortrijk
      Westrozebeke
  
  ### 1972
  
      Zürich-Metzgete
  