CYCLIST

Erik De Vlaeminck

1945 - 2015

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Erik De Vlaeminck (23 March 1945 − 4 December 2015) was a Belgian cyclist who became cyclo-cross world-champion seven times (in 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973), a record for male riders. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik De Vlaeminck has received more than 53,575 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Erik De Vlaeminck is the 54th most popular cyclist (up from 75th in 2019), the 411th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 458th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Erik De Vlaeminck ranks 54 out of 1,613. Before him are Francesco Moser, Briek Schotte, Lucien Buysse, Herman Van Springel, Walter Godefroot, and Aristidis Konstantinidis. After him are Adri van der Poel, Tony Rominger, August von Gödrich, Gastone Nencini, Alberto Contador, and Stan Ockers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Erik De Vlaeminck ranks 231. Before him are Francesca Annis, Svetlana Gerasimenko, Joseph Delaney, Thilo Sarrazin, Revaz Dzodzuashvili, and Anselm Grün. After him are John Carlos, Ferenc Seres, Roger Donaldson, Barry Bostwick, Golden State Killer, and Polad Bülbüloğlu. Among people deceased in 2015, Erik De Vlaeminck ranks 150. Before him are Moses Malone, Percy Sledge, André Glucksmann, Johanna Quandt, Mile Mrkšić, and Geoffrey Lewis. After him are Wim Ruska, Jørgen Ingmann, James Aldridge, Renzo Zorzi, Dean Jones, and Dusty Rhodes.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Erik De Vlaeminck ranks 411 out of 1,190. Before him are Robert Hennet (1886), Walter Godefroot (1943), Brian Molko (1972), Hubert Pierlot (1883), Diane von Fürstenberg (1946), and Heinrich von Veldeke (1150). After him are Paul Vanden Boeynants (1919), Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813), André Delvaux (1926), Jozef De Kesel (1947), Adriaan van Roomen (1561), and Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Erik De Vlaeminck ranks 16. Before him are Léon Scieur (1888), Freddy Maertens (1952), Briek Schotte (1919), Lucien Buysse (1892), Herman Van Springel (1943), and Walter Godefroot (1943). After him are Stan Ockers (1920), Maurice De Waele (1896), Maurice Peeters (1882), Romain Maes (1912), Sylvère Maes (1909), and Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948).

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