CYCLIST

Herman Van Springel

1943 - 2022

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Herman Vanspringel (14 August 1943 – 25 August 2022), also spelled Herman Van Springel, was a Belgian road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region. He achieved podium finishes in all three of the grand tours with second place in the 1968 Tour de France and 1971 Giro d'Italia, and third place in the 1970 Vuelta a España. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herman Van Springel has received more than 46,144 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Herman Van Springel is the 51st most popular cyclist (up from 65th in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 433rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Herman Van Springel ranks 51 out of 1,613. Before her are Antonin Magne, Henri Pélissier, Freddy Maertens, Francesco Moser, Briek Schotte, and Lucien Buysse. After her are Walter Godefroot, Aristidis Konstantinidis, Erik De Vlaeminck, Adri van der Poel, Tony Rominger, and August von Gödrich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Herman Van Springel ranks 250. Before her are Andrea True, Giovanni Goria, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Tim Hunt, John Zerzan, and Angelo Comastri. After her are Barry Manilow, Dušan Uhrin, Michael Byrne, Walter Godefroot, Iñaki Sáez, and Bjørn Wirkola. Among people deceased in 2022, Herman Van Springel ranks 179. Before her are Earnie Shavers, James McDivitt, Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, Anatoly Filipchenko, Carl, Duke of Württemberg, and Kitten Natividad. After her are Joseph Delaney, Ole Ellefsæter, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Marsha Hunt, Letizia Battaglia, and Vlado Milunić.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Herman Van Springel ranks 398 out of 1,190. Before her are Benoît Sokal (1954), Briek Schotte (1919), Raoul Lambert (1944), Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress (1190), Daniël Heinsius (1580), and Lucien Buysse (1892). After her are Dries Mertens (1987), Mark Eyskens (1933), Michiel Sweerts (1618), Franky Vercauteren (1956), Hans Bol (1534), and Robert Hennet (1886).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Herman Van Springel ranks 14. Before her are Odile Defraye (1888), Firmin Lambot (1886), Léon Scieur (1888), Freddy Maertens (1952), Briek Schotte (1919), and Lucien Buysse (1892). After her are Walter Godefroot (1943), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Stan Ockers (1920), Maurice De Waele (1896), Maurice Peeters (1882), and Romain Maes (1912).

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