1961 - 1998
Rudy Dhaenens (10 April 1961 – 6 April 1998) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who is most famous for winning the World Cycling Championships in 1990 as a member of the Belgian national team. Dhaenens excelled several times in the Paris–Roubaix classic race; finishing second in 1986 and third the following year. Dhaenens won the 1990 World Championship Road Race, held in Utsunomiya, Japan, ahead of Dirk De Wolf of Belgium and Gianni Bugno of Italy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudy Dhaenens has received more than 31,236 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudy Dhaenens is the 328th most popular cyclist, the 730th most popular biography from Belgium and the 48th most popular Belgian Cyclist.
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Among cyclists, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 328 out of 1,214. Before him are Peter Winnen, Joseba Beloki, Robbie McEwen, Gilberto Simoni, Dimitri Konyshev, and Charly Mottet. After him are Levi Leipheimer, Joaquim Rodríguez, Andreas Klöden, Jean-Paul van Poppel, Hans-Henrik Ørsted, and Urs Zimmermann.
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 322
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 323
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 324
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 325
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 326
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 327
1961 - 1998
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 328
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 329
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 330
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 331
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 332
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 333
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 334
Among people born in 1961, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 455. Before him are Troels Rasmussen, Gyrðir Elíasson, Håkan Hardenberger, Hiro Yamamoto, Julian Bailey, and Kent Nielsen. After him are Anton Josipović, Dietmar Woidke, Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Dimitris Saravakos, Sharon Lawrence, and Saskia Reeves. Among people deceased in 1998, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 274. Before him are Gennady Yevryuzhikhin, Augusto Magli, Dan Osman, Anna J. Harrison, Binnie Barnes, and Alberto Calderón. After him are Ruth Clifford, Ram Swarup, Muriel Humphrey Brown, Sam Balter, Lalita Pawar, and Eleanor Garatti.
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 449
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 450
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 451
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 452
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 453
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 454
1961 - 1998
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 455
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 456
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 457
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 458
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 459
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 460
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 461
1944 - 1998
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 268
1923 - 1998
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 269
1963 - 1998
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 270
1912 - 1998
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 271
1903 - 1998
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 272
1920 - 1998
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 273
1961 - 1998
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 274
1900 - 1998
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 275
1920 - 1998
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 276
1912 - 1998
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 277
1909 - 1998
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 278
1916 - 1998
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 279
1909 - 1998
HPI: 39.56
Rank: 280
Among people born in Belgium, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 730 out of 1,019. Before him are Marie Gillain (1975), Philippe Albert (1967), Jérémie Renier (1981), François Damiens (1973), Vital Borkelmans (1963), and Stéphane Demol (1966). After him are Émilie Dequenne (1981), Raymond Mommens (1958), Danny Boffin (1965), Émile Grumiaux (1861), Peter Van Petegem (1970), and Henri Dirickx (1927).
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 724
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 725
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 726
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 727
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 728
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 729
1961 - 1998
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 730
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 731
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 732
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 733
1861 - 1932
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 734
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 735
1927 - 2018
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 736
Among cyclists born in Belgium, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 48. Before him are Lode Wouters (1929), Greg Van Avermaet (1985), Wout van Aert (1994), Mathieu van der Poel (1995), Eddy Planckaert (1958), and Eric Vanderaerden (1962). After him are Peter Van Petegem (1970), Etienne De Wilde (1958), Bradley Wiggins (1980), Frank Hoste (1955), Sven Nys (1976), and Remco Evenepoel (2000).
1929 - 2014
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 42
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 43
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 44
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 45
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 46
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 47
1961 - 1998
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 48
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 49
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 50
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 51
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 52
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 53
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 54