1919 - 2004
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. He twice won the Tour of Flanders (1942, 1948), Paris–Tours (1946, 1947) and Paris–Brussels (1946, 1952). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Briek Schotte has received more than 45,025 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Briek Schotte is the 66th most popular cyclist (up from 72nd in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 412th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Belgian Cyclist.
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Among cyclists, Briek Schotte ranks 66 out of 1,214. Before him are Greg LeMond, José Manuel Fuente, Guido Messina, Alberto Contador, Jan Ullrich, and Herman Van Springel. After him are Albert Taillandier, Bernard Thévenet, Jean Stablinski, Jean Robic, Hennie Kuiper, and Antonin Magne.
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 60
1945 - 1996
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 61
1931 - 2020
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 62
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 63
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 64
1943 - 2022
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 65
1919 - 2004
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 66
1879 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 67
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 68
1932 - 2007
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 69
1921 - 1980
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 70
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 71
1904 - 1983
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 72
Among people born in 1919, Briek Schotte ranks 168. Before him are Hans Hass, Michèle Arnaud, James H. Wilkinson, Rocky Graziano, Adamantios Androutsopoulos, and George Gerbner. After him are Ivan Sidorenko, Salomon Morel, Wasfi Tal, Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Irmgard Seefried, and Angelo Felici. Among people deceased in 2004, Briek Schotte ranks 141. Before him are Carrie Snodgress, Naomi Shemer, Muhammad Zaidan, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, and Xenophon Zolotas. After him are Agnes Martin, Rick James, Jacques Georges, Carlo Rustichelli, Juan Carlos Aramburu, and Barney Kessel.
1919 - 2013
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 162
1919 - 1998
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 163
1919 - 1986
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 164
1919 - 1990
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 165
1919 - 2000
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 166
1919 - 2005
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 167
1919 - 2004
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 168
1919 - 1994
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 169
1919 - 2007
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 170
1919 - 1971
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 171
1919 - 1978
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 172
1919 - 1988
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 173
1919 - 2007
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 174
1945 - 2004
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 135
1930 - 2004
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 136
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 137
1934 - 2004
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 138
1907 - 2004
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 139
1904 - 2004
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 140
1919 - 2004
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 141
1912 - 2004
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 142
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 143
1916 - 2004
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 144
1916 - 2004
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 145
1912 - 2004
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 146
1923 - 2004
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 147
Among people born in Belgium, Briek Schotte ranks 434 out of 1,019. Before him are Matthias Schoenaerts (1977), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Jean Servais (1910), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), Katherine Swynford (1350), and Herman Van Springel (1943). After him are Edouard Van Beneden (1846), Tony Parker (1982), Simon Bening (1483), Gerard de Lairesse (1640), Victor Boin (1886), and Sœur Emmanuelle (1908).
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 428
1584 - 1648
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 429
1910 - 1976
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 430
1924 - 1989
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 431
1350 - 1403
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 432
1943 - 2022
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 433
1919 - 2004
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 434
1846 - 1910
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 435
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 436
1483 - 1561
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 437
1640 - 1711
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 438
1886 - 1974
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 439
1908 - 2008
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 440
Among cyclists born in Belgium, Briek Schotte ranks 18. Before him are Stan Ockers (1920), Lucien Buysse (1892), Maurice De Waele (1896), Walter Godefroot (1943), Léon Scieur (1888), and Herman Van Springel (1943). After him are Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Jean Aerts (1907), Marcel Kint (1914), Romain Maes (1912), Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), and Edward Van Dijck (1918).
1920 - 1956
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 12
1892 - 1980
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 13
1896 - 1952
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 14
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 15
1888 - 1969
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 16
1943 - 2022
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 17
1919 - 2004
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 18
1945 - 2015
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 19
1907 - 1992
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 20
1914 - 2002
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 21
1912 - 1983
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 22
1948 - 1971
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 23
1918 - 1977
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 24