Rik Van Looy
Grand Tours
- Tour de France
- Points Classification (1963)
- 7 Stages (1963, 1965, 1969)
- Giro d'Italia
- Mountain Classification (1960)
- 12 Stages (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962)
- Vuelta a España
- Points Classification (1959, 1965)
- 18 Stages (1958, 1959, 1964, 1965)
Single-Day Races and Classics
- Road Race World Championships (1960, 1961)
- Belgian National Road Race Championship (1958, 1963)
- Milan – San Remo (1958)
- Ronde van Vlaanderen (1962)
- Paris–Roubaix (1961, 1962, 1965)
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1961)
- Giro di Lombardia (1959)
| Competitor for Belgium | ||
|---|---|---|
| Road bicycle racing | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 1956 Copenhagen | Elite Men's Road Race |
| Gold | 1960 Karl Marx Stadt | Elite Men's Road Race |
| Gold | 1961 Bern | Elite Men's Road Race |
| Silver | 1963 Ronse | Elite Men's Road Race |
16 April 2007
Henri ("Rik") Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post-war period, nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals (after the small Belgian town where he lived). He was twice world professional road race champion, and was the first cyclist to win all five 'Monuments': the most prestigious one-day classics – a feat since achieved by just two others (both also Belgians: Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx).
Read more about Rik Van Looy: Career, Teams, Selected Palmarès
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