Erik De Vlaeminck

Eric De Vlaeminck ( born March 23, 1945 in Eeklo ) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who until now achieved unprecedented international success especially in cross-country racing.

Unlike his younger brother, Roger, who mostly achieved his major international successes on the road, but was also successful on the track and in cross makes it very general, Eric specialized largely based on the cross-country sport. He stepped down from the beginning of his successful career as a professional.

Here, however, he succeeded in one of today's unprecedented winning streak: Between 1966 and 1973 he won at the World Championships seven times, interrupted only in 1967 by the success of none other than Renato Longo ( his hand five times world cross country champion).

Successes in cross and on the road

  • Cyclo -cross ( cross country ) Champion: 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
  • Belgian Champion in Cross Country: 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972
  • One-day road race: Winner Union Prize Dortmund 1968
  • Second Fléche Walloon 1969
  • 12 of the Tour of Flanders 1969
  • Winner Grand Prix of the Canton of Aargau in 1970
  • Winner De Panne 1971
  • 9 Paris -Roubaix 1971
  • Itineraries: Winner of the Tour of Belgium 1969
  • Winner Paris -Luxembourg 1970
Cyclo-cross Roger De Vlaeminck Jean Robic Roger Rondeaux Rolf Wolfshohl Albert Zweifel Hennie Stamsnijder Klaus-Peter Thaler Pascal Richard Danny De Bie Mike Kluge Mario De Clercq Erwin Vervecken Bart Wellens Lars Boom Niels Albert
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