Ernest Sterckx (1 December 1922 Westerlo - 3 February 1975) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 42 races between 1943 and 1958. He specialized in competing in the one-day classic cycle races and has won such races as La Flèche Wallonne, Gent–Wevelgem, Paris–Brussels and is a record three-time winner of the Belgian semi-classic Omloop Het Volk.
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