Roger De Vlaeminck
Roger De Vlaeminck ( born August 24, 1947 in Eeklo ) is a former Belgian cyclist and was in the 1970s one of the most successful classic rider of cycling.
De Vlaeminck is Rik Van Looy and next to Eddy Merckx is the only rider to win all five monuments of cycling. His four wins at Paris- Roubaix, which he in the import " Hell of the North " 1972-1977 were, until 2012 equaled by his compatriot Tom Boonen.
Roger De Vlaeminck was not only in the classics a serious competitor of Eddy Merckx. Although he was not as successful as his compatriot, but more versatile. He won once each in the World Cup cyclo-cross among the professionals and amateurs, as well as three times the Belgian Championship at the pros and twice in the amateurs in this cycling discipline. 1969, the year of his second amateur victory at the Belgian cyclo -cross championship, he also won the Belgian road championship title in the pros. He also won the 1972 Belgian championship titles in two - team approach ( with Patrick Sercu ).
Rogers older brother Eric was also very successful internationally, but much more specialized in the Road Racing.
Palmarčs (street )
- Tour de Suisse: 1975
- Belgian champion: 1969, 1981
- Milan - Sanremo: 1973, 1978, 1979
- Tour of Flanders: 1977
- Paris -Roubaix: 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977
- Liège -Bastogne -Liège: 1970
- Championship of Zurich: 1975
- Tour of Lombardy: 1974, 1976
- Four Days of Dunkirk: 1971
- Omloop Het Volk: 1969, 1979
- GP E3: 1971
- Fleche Wallonne: 1971
- Paris -Brussels: 1981
- Giro del Lazio: 1975, 1976
- Giro d' Emilia: 1976
- Milan -Turin: 1972, 1974
- Giro d' Italia: 22 stage wins
- Tour de Suisse: 8 stage wins
- Tirreno- Adriatico: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977