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Encyclopedia > Eric De Vlaeminck

Erik De Vlaeminck (born August 23, 1945 in Eeklo, Belgium) is a former Belgian cyclist. He is the brother of Roger De Vlaeminck. This is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some people started singing it not knowing what it was they just started singing it forever just becauseThis is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Eeklo is a municipality in the province of East Flanders, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... A cyclist is a person who engages in cycling whether as a sport or rides a bicycle for recreation or transportation. ... Roger De Vlaeminck at home on the cobbles of the Ronde van Vlaanderen Roger De Vlaeminck (born 24 August 1947) is a former Belgian professional cyclist. ...


He became world-champion cyclo-cross for 7 times (in 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973), an absolute record. He also became Belgian champion for 4 times (1967, 1969, 1971, 1972) in a time where this was a retrial to become world-champion. Cyclo-cross (sometimes CX, Cyclo-X or Cross) is a form of bicycle racing. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...


He also got merit for the tours in which he rode. In 1969 he won the Tour of Belgium and a stage in the Tour de France. The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is a long-distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France and occasionally nearby countries. ...


Achievements

  • World champion in cyclo-cross: 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 (3rd: 1977)
  • Belgian Champion in cyclo-cross: 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972 (2nd: 1975, 1977)
  • Cyclo-cross Champion of Hainaut de : 1975
  • Cyclo-cross of Waasmunster: 1970 (provincial championship)
  • Flemish champion cyclo racing: 1969
  • Tour of Belgium: 1969
  • Paris-Luxembourg: 1970
  • Tour of East Flanders: 1969, 1970
  • Circuit of the Flemish Ardennes: 1969 (3rd: 1977)
  • 1 étape in the Tour de France
  • 2e in the La Flèche Wallonne: 1969 (3rd: 1970)

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De blik van Erik (871 words)
Blijkbaar is het zoals in mijn tijd nog altijd mogelijk omlopen uit te stippelen en te keuren vanuit de luie zetel.
Doodongelukkig, zo voelde ik mij toen ik de eerste beelden te zien kreeg van het parcours waarop straks de nationale kampioenschappen worden georganiseerd.
Het is ook de periode om het lichaam klaar te stomen voor wat echt telt: de kampioenschappen.
Roger De Vlaeminck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (549 words)
Roger De Vlaeminck (born 24 August 1947) was one of the greatest professional cyclists in the history of the sport, he was described by Rik Van Looy as, "The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation".
Roger and Eric spent their winter’s riding cyclo-cross with a fair amount of success and in 1968 in Luxembourg the brothers made history when Eric became World professional cyclo-cross champion and Roger took the amateur version on the same day, (Roger eventually took the professional title in 1975).
De Vlaeminck used the early season Italian stage race Tirreno-Adriatico as training for the Spring Classics, he dominated the race between 1972 and 1977, winning the overall classification on six occasions and taking fifteen stage victories in total.
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