Herman Van Springel
Herman Van Springel (14 August 1943 – 25 August 2022) was a Belgian road racing cyclist. He wore the Maillot Jaune during four stages of the 1968 Tour de France and for three stages in 1973.[1] He won a record seven editions of the marathon Bordeaux–Paris.
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| Full name | Herman Van Springel | |||||||||||||
| Nickname | Monsieur Bordeaux-Paris | |||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1943 Ranst, Belgium | |||||||||||||
| Died | 22 August 2022 (aged 79) Grobbendonk, Belgium | |||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter, Time Trial | |||||||||||||
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| 1965 | Dr Mann | |||||||||||||
| 1966–1970 | Mann-Grundig | |||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Molteni | |||||||||||||
| 1973 | Rokado | |||||||||||||
| 1974 | MIC-Ludo-De Gribaldy | |||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Flandria-Velda | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | IJsboerke-Colnago | |||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Marc Zeepcentrale-Superia | |||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Safir-Ludo | |||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||
| Tour de France green jersey (1973) Tour de France, 5 career stage wins Gent-Wevelgem (1966) Giro di Lombardia (1968) Bordeaux-Paris (1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Van Springel died on 25 August 2022 in Grobbendonk, Belgium at the age of 79.[2]
References
- "Herman Van Springel Overview". Pro Cycling Stats. 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Wielerwereld rouwt om "Monsieur Bordeaux-Paris" Herman Vanspringel (in Dutch)
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