Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. In 1955 he won the Classic "Ardennes double" by winning La Flèche Wallonne and the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in the same year. At this time the races were run on successive days as "Le Weekend Ardennais". He also won the World Cycling Championship that year. Stan Ockers died after crashing during a track race in Antwerp in 1956. A year later a monument was built in Les Forges, Sprimont, in the south of Belgium. Career achievements Major results 1941 1st Scheldeprijs 1943 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1944 4th Overall Omloop van België 1946 1st Scheldeprijs 1st Heist-op-den-Berg 1st Bruxelles–Saint-Trond 5th Gent–Wevelgem 1947 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse 4th La Flèche Wallonne 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1948 1st Overall Tour of Belgium 2nd Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen 2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen 1949 7th Overall Tour de France 1950 2nd Overall Tour de France 1st Stage 4 2nd Critérium des As 7th Road race, UCI World Road Championships 8th Overall Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 1951 5th Overall Tour de France 6th Bordeaux–Paris 1952 2nd Overall Tour de France 2nd Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma 1st Stage 4a 2nd Overall Vuelta a Argentina 1st Stage 3 2nd La Flèche Wallonne 3rd Overall Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 6th Overall Giro d'Italia 10th Road race, UCI World Road Championships 1953 1st La Flèche Wallonne 2nd Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma 1st Stage 4 2nd Critérium des As 2nd Overall Week-end ardennais 3rd Road race, UCI World Road Championships 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 3rd Overall Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 4th Giro di Lombardia 4th Bordeaux–Paris 6th Overall Giro d'Italia 1954 1st Schaal Sels 2nd Paris–Roubaix 5th Bordeaux–Paris 6th Overall Tour de France 1st Stage 11 6th Milan–San Remo 1955 1st Road race, UCI World Road Championships 1st Overall Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 1st Overall Week-end ardennais 1st La Flèche Wallonne 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1st Trophée Gentil 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Driedaagse van Antwerpen 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse 2nd Grand Prix Martini 2nd De Drie Zustersteden 2nd Bruxelles–Couvin 3rd Critérium des As 5th Paris–Brussels 8th Overall Tour de France 1st Points classification 9th Paris–Tours 1956 1st Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma 1st Stages 1b, 3b, 4b, 5a & 5b 2nd Tour of Flanders 2nd Bordeaux–Paris 2nd Grand Prix Martini 3rd