Albert Van Vlierberghe (18 March 1942 – 20 December 1991) was a

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professional

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. Van Vlierberghe won three stages in the

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, and three stages in the Giro d'Italia. He also competed in the

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and the

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events at the

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. In his 1999 book, ''Breaking the Chain: Drugs and Cycling, the True Story,'' Belgian sports

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described an incident involving Van Vlierberghe that occurred during the 1979

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. Voet, then the ''soigneur'' with Van Vlierberghe's team, Flandria, claims that Van Vlierberghe, "a decent Belgian racer but with no taste for the hills," asked Voet to drive him ahead of his fellow racers to avoid a six-mile stretch of hill in the course. Voet claims that Van Vlierberghe slipped back into the race without being detected and went on to place sixth on the stage. Voet used the incident to defend his assertion that for many professional riders at the time, cheating was "a way of life."

Major results

;1963 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotBélgica

Amateur road race ;1965 :Volta a Portugal ::1st stage 17 :1st Jersey yellow

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::1st stage 3 ;1966 :1st :

: ::1st stage 7 :1st Westouter :1st

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:1st Belsele - Puivelde :Tour de Romandie ::1st prologue TTT :1st Strombeek-Bever :2nd

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:3rd

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;1967 :1st Kemzeke :1st Kortrijk :1st Malderen : Giro d'Italia: ::1st stage 9 ;1968 :1st Belsele - Puivelde :1st

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:1st Stekene :1st Zwijnaarde :3rd

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;1969 :1st GP Hannut :1st Oostakker :1st Sint-Martens-Lierde : Giro d'Italia: ::1st stage 5 ::2nd stage 2 :1st Giro delle Tre Province :

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::1st stage 4 :2nd

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:2nd Overall

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::2nd stage 4 ::2nd stage 5 :2nd Poperinge - Harelbeke :3rd GP Cemab ;1970 :

::Winner stage 16 :1st Flèche Rebecquoise :1st Harelbeke - Poperinge - Harelbeke :3rd De Pinte ;1971 :

: ::1st stage 1c :1st Alassio :1st GP E5 Heverlee :1st Harelbeke - Poperinge - Harelbeke :1st Houthulst : Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken :1st Sassari - Cagliari :1st Sint-Gillis-Waas :1st Waasmunster :1st GP Hannut :1st

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:2nd Bruxelles–Meulebeke ;1972 :1st Bruxelles–Meulebeke :1st De Panne II : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 9 :1st GP Hannut :1st Maria-Aalter :1st Ottignies :1st Sinaai :2nd

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:5th Overall

;1973 :1st

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: Paris-Nice ::1st stage 6 TTT :1st Lokeren :1st Omloop Scheldeboorden :Tour of Belgium ::1st prologue TTT ::1st Jersey red

points classification :3rd

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;1974 :1st

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:1st

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:1st Oostakker :1st Sinaai :1st Zele ;1975 :1st Belsele - Puivelde :1st Bilzen :3rd

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;1976 :2nd

:1st Zwevezele ;1977 :1st GP Gemeente Kortemark :1st Zele :3rd

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:3rd Stekene ;1978 :1st Baasrode :2nd

:2nd Circuit de la Région Linière ;1979 :1st Sint-Martens-Lierde ;1980 :1st Baasrode :1st Belsele

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Albert Van Vlierberghe
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Vlierberghe, Albert 1942 births 1991 deaths Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners Belgian Giro d'Italia stage winners Sportspeople from Sint-Niklaas Cyclists from East Flanders Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics