Historic Overview Rik van Linden
Rider
Overall Rank | 500 |
Name | Rik VAN LINDEN |
Country | Belgium |
Date of birth | 28-Jul-1949 - Wilrijk (Antwerpen) |
Contempories | View Contemporary Ranking |
Biography
Rik Van Linden (born 28 July 1949 in Wilrijk, Antwerp) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He won the points classification in the 1975 Tour de France, ahead of Eddy Merckx.
Van Linden also won several stages in all of the three Grand Tours, and the classic cycle race Paris–Tours twice (1971, 1973).
Through his career, he eventually won 359 races, of which 73 as junior cyclist in 1968.
source - Wikipedia
Badges
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Major Victories
1971, 1973 | |
1977 | |
1975, 1976, 1978 | |
1972 (1), 1975 (3) | |
1973 (2), 1975 (1), 1976 (2), 1977 (1), 1978 (3) | |
1974 (2) | |
1973 (3), 1974 (1), 1980 (1) | |
1972 (1), 1976 (1), 1977 (1), 1978 (1) | |
1973 (4) | |
1975 (1) | |
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