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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. 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

Among cyclists, Briek Schotte ranks 66 out of 1,214Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Briek Schotte ranks 168Before 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 141Before 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.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Briek Schotte ranks 434 out of 1,019Before 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).

Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Briek Schotte ranks 18Before 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).