Eric Leman
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Eric Leman is a former professional road racing cyclist
from Belgium
. He won the prestigious Ronde van Vlaanderen three times.
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
from Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. He won the prestigious Ronde van Vlaanderen three times.
Major achievements
1968- 1st, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1st, Porto–Lisboa
- 1st, Stage 2, Quatre Jours de Dunkerque
- 1st, Stage 21, Tour de France1968 Tour de FranceThe 1968 Tour de France was the 55th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1968. It consisted of 22 stages over 4684.8 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.894 km/h...
1969
- 1st, Dwars door VlaanderenDwars door VlaanderenDwars door Vlaanderen is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. Traditionally, it is the start of the Flemish cycling week, with Gent–Wevelgem , the Three Days of De Panne and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Dwars door Vlaanderen has always been contested on a Wednesday, a week and a half before the...
- 1st, Stage 3, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Stages 1, 2, 5 and 7, Vuelta a AndalucíaVuelta a AndalucíaThe Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de France1969 Tour de FranceThe 1969 Tour de France was the 56th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 20, 1969. It consisted of 22 stages over 4110 km , ridden at an average speed of 35.409 km/h...
1970
- 1st, GP Briek Schotte
- 1st, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Stage 1 and 3b, Vuelta a AndalucíaVuelta a AndalucíaThe Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....
- 1st, Prologue, Tour of BelgiumTour of BelgiumThe Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
1971
- 1st, Gullegem Koerse
- 1st, Kampioenschap van VlaanderenKampioenschap van VlaanderenKampioenschap van Vlaanderen or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp , West Flanders, Belgium...
- 1st, Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen
- 1st, Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 1st, Stage 1a and 5a, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st, Stages 1, 2a and 4, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Prologue B and Stage 2, Vuelta a AndalucíaVuelta a AndalucíaThe Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....
- 1st, Stage 1a, 6a and 7, Tour de France1971 Tour de FranceThe 1971 Tour de France was the 58th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 18, 1971. It consisted of 22 stages over , ridden at an average speed of ....
1972
- 1st, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1st, Stage 4, Quatre Jours de Dunkerque
- 1st, Stages 1 and 3, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour of BelgiumTour of BelgiumThe Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
1973
- 1st, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1st, Stage 2b, Paris–Nice
1974
- 1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a España1974 Vuelta a EspañaThe 29th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 23 to May 12, 1974. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,987 km, and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team...
1975
- 1st, Stage 1, Paris–Nice
1976
- 1st, Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
1977
- 1st, Stage 4, Vuelta a AragónVuelta a AragónVuelta a Aragón is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in April each year. The event was first run in 1939 but has not been held consistently, being cancelled in 2006 and 2007...