CYCLIST

Briek Schotte

1919 - 2004

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Alberic "Briek" Schotte (born Kanegem, West Flanders, 7 September 1919 – died Kortrijk, 4 April 2004) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek" (IJzeren Briek). He was world champion in 1948 and 1950, won the last stage of the 1947 Tour de France and finished second in the 1948 Tour, behind Gino Bartali. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Briek Schotte has received more than 48,501 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Briek Schotte is the 49th most popular cyclist (up from 66th in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 434th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Briek Schotte ranks 49 out of 1,613. Before him are Carlo Galetti, Léon Scieur, Antonin Magne, Henri Pélissier, Freddy Maertens, and Francesco Moser. After him are Lucien Buysse, Herman Van Springel, Walter Godefroot, Aristidis Konstantinidis, Erik De Vlaeminck, and Adri van der Poel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Briek Schotte ranks 124. Before him are Paavo Aaltonen, Wasfi Tal, Hyman Minsky, Red Buttons, Lisa Della Casa, and Anne Buydens. After him are Werner Goldberg, Rie Mastenbroek, Howard Keel, Henri Vidal, G. E. M. Anscombe, and Félix Gaillard. Among people deceased in 2004, Briek Schotte ranks 117. Before him are Thomas Gold, Franz König, Hussein al-Houthi, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, Daouda Malam Wanké, and Muhammad Zaidan. After him are Werner Goldberg, Jacques Georges, Howard Keel, Eddie Adams, Naomi Shemer, and Joe Viterelli.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Briek Schotte ranks 393 out of 1,190. Before him are Joseph Cardijn (1882), Willy Mairesse (1928), Godfrey I, Count of Namur (1068), Victor Boin (1886), Alof de Wignacourt (1547), and Benoît Sokal (1954). After him are Raoul Lambert (1944), Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress (1190), Daniël Heinsius (1580), Lucien Buysse (1892), Herman Van Springel (1943), and Dries Mertens (1987).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Briek Schotte ranks 12. Before him are Rik Van Steenbergen (1924), Patrick Sercu (1944), Odile Defraye (1888), Firmin Lambot (1886), Léon Scieur (1888), and Freddy Maertens (1952). After him are Lucien Buysse (1892), Herman Van Springel (1943), Walter Godefroot (1943), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Stan Ockers (1920), and Maurice De Waele (1896).

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