Rik Van Linden
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rik Van Linden |
| Date of birth | July 28, 1949 |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s)1 | |
| 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975–1977 1978–1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
Hertekamp-Magniflex Van Cauter-Magniflex-de Gribaldy Rokado IJsboerke-Colner Bianchi-Campagnolo Bianchi-Faema DAF Trucks-Lejeune Boule d'Or Hoonved-Bottecchia Batavus-Jos Meesters |
| Major wins | |
| Paris-Tours (1971,1973) Tour de France, 4 stages
Giro d'Italia, 9 stages |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| December 20, 2007
1 Team names given are those prevailing |
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Rik Van Linden (born July 28, 1949 in Wilrijk) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer who won the green jersey in the 1975 Tour de France. He also won several stages in all of the three Grand Tours. He also won the classic cycle race Paris-Tours twice (1971, 1973).
[edit] Palmarès
- 1968
- Belgium National Junior Road Race Championship
- 1969
- Omloop van de Grensstreek
- 1970
- Belgium National Track Omnium Amateur Championship
- 1971
- Denderbelle
- Ekeren
- Wilrijk
- Paris-Tours
- 1972
- Eeklo
- Knokke
- Koksijde
- Londerzeel
- Mortsel
- Ninove
- Sint-Niklaas
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 2
- 1973
- Belsele - Puivelde
- Brasschaat
- Fuenterrabia
- 1973 Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 7 and 17
- Ulestraten
- Nijmegen
- Tienen
- Paris-Tours
- 1974
- Brasschaat
- Giro di Sardegna
- Mijl van Mares
- Ninove
- Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen
- Oostrozebeke
- Ulvenhout
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 3 and 4
- Wilrijk
- Wuustwezel
- Zwevezele
- Duffel
- 1975
- Deinze
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 5
- GP Union Dortmund
- Luzern
- Milano-Vignola
- Sint-Niklaas
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 1B, 19 and 21
Winner points classification
- Valkenburg
- Wuustwezel
- Boxmeer
- 1976
- Aalst
- Berlare
- Boblingen
- Böblingen
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 3 and 15
- 1976
- Heindonk
- Milano-Vignola (with Pierino Gavazzi)
- Montegrotte
- Welkenraedt
- Zele
- Zwijndrecht
- Giro di Campania
- Dordrecht
- 1977
- Bilzen
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 2A
- Knokke
- København
- Six days of Milan (with Felice Gimondi)
- Mortsel
- Niel
- Sint-Niklaas
- Valkenswaard
- Wilrijk
- Aarhus
- Milano-Torino
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 1, 5 and 6
- Milano-Vignola
- Belgium National Track Derny Championship
- Sint-Niklaas
- 1979
- Koksijde
- Belgium National Track Derny Championship
- 1980
- Harlingen
- 1981
- Londerzeel
- Ruddervoorde
[edit] External links
- Profile by cyclebase.nl
- Rik Van Linden profile at the Cycling Website
- Official Tour de France results for Rik Van Linden
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