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Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a
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, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists.


Early life

Van Steenbergen was born in
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into a poor family. He worked as an errand boy and a cigar-roller. He began racing at 16 and became one of Belgium's best juniors from 1940 to 1942.


Career

He started cycling as a professional during
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in 1942, after being an amateur since he was 14. The next year, he won his first important races, and became Belgian road cycling champion. In 1944, he won the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
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, which he won again two years later. During his career, which lasted until 1966, Van Steenbergen won several more classics:
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
,
Paris–Brussels The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
and
Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...
. He also won the World Road Cycling Championships three times (1949
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, 1956
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and 1957 Waregem), equalling the (still standing) record of
Alfredo Binda Alfredo Binda (11 August 1902 – 19 July 1986) was an Italian road cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first to win five editions of the Giro d'Italia, and a three-time world champion. In addition he won Milan–San Remo twice, and the ...
. His last world title, a year after his second, was won in front of a home crowd. In addition, he placed third in the first post-war championships in 1946. He held the
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for seven years for winning the 1948 Paris-Roubaix in a record average speed for a professional race, covering the 246 km at an average of 43.612 km per hour. Van Steenbergen also excelled on the track. He won 40 Six-day events, 276 Omniums and improved two world records. His track capabilities made him an excellent road sprinter. However due to his size, he usually had difficulty climbing, which prevented him from winning major stage races. He nevertheless placed 2nd in the 1951 Giro d'Italia. Some suggest he could have competed for victory in stage races had he concentrated on them, instead of racing almost every race he could enter. After his career, a newspaper calculated that Van Steenbergen spent more than 1 million kilometers on a bike, the equivalent of 25 tours around the world. In total, he won no less than 1,645 races, of which 331 road races and 1,314 track races.


Career achievements


Highlights

* 3 World Road Cycling Championships (1949, 1956, 1957) * 8 major classics wins (
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
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Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
x 2,
La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
x 2,
Paris–Brussels The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
,
Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...
) * 7 Belgian Road Championships * 4 Stage wins in the
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
* 15 Stage wins in the Giro d'Italia (including second overall 1951) * 6 Stage wins in the
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...
* 6 European Track Championships * 40 Six Day wins * 11 Belgian Track Championships


Records

* Most UCI World Road Championships: 3 in 1967, 1971 & 1974 (shared record) * Most
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
wins: 5 in 1948, 1952, 1955, 1957 & 1958 * Most
Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
wins: 8 in 1948, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962 * Most
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wins: 3 in 1963, 1964, 1965


Major results


Road

;1942 :1st National Road Championships - Interclubs road race :1st in 3 stages of Omloop van Vlaanderen ;1943 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Interclubs road race :1st Championship of Flanders ;1944 : 1st
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
: 1st
Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten The Omloop der Vlaamse gewesten was a men's cycling race of which the original format was organized for the last time in 1972. The race was run in variating Flemish provinces or Brussels. The competition's roll of honor includes the successes o ...
;1945 :1st National Road Championships - Road race :1st
Dwars door België Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...
:1st
Halle–Ingooigem Halle–Ingooigem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competit ...
;1946 :3rd
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
Road race : 1st
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
: 1st :fr:Tour des Quatre-Cantons ;1947 :
Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the ...
::1st Stage 4 : 1st GP de Soignies ;1948 : 1st
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
: 1st Omloop der drie Provinciën : 1st
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
;1949 :1st
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
, Road race :
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
::1st Stages 12 & 21 : 1st
La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
: 1st Tour of Limburg ;1950 : 1st
Paris–Brussels The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
: 1st Grand Prix d'Europe ;1951 : 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stages 1 & 15 ::Held after Stages 1, 7, & 13–17 :1st Overall
Tour de l'Ouest The Tour de l'Ouest (English: Tour of the West), also known as the Circuit de I'Ouest, was a road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular pr ...
::1st Stage 2, 4 and 7 : 1st Grand Prix d'Europe : 1st Niel-St Truiden : 2nd
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
:3rd
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
;1952 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Stages 6, 9 & 10 :
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
::1st Stage 1 ::Held after Stages 1–2 : 1st
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
:1st Overall
Vuelta a la Argentina The Vuelta a la Argentina was a multi-day road cycling race held in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an ...
::1st Stages 1, 8, 12 & 13 :
Roma–Napoli–Roma Roma–Napoli–Roma (English: Rome–Naples–Rome) was a road cycle race held from 1902 until 1961. The race had different names during its history: ''Corsa del XX Settembre'' (''Race of 20 September'') from 1919 to 1927, as it was raced in S ...
::1st Stage 4 : 1st
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
:1st
Boucles de l'Aulne Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was previously known as Grand Pri ...
:1st Stage 4
Roma–Napoli–Roma Roma–Napoli–Roma (English: Rome–Naples–Rome) was a road cycle race held from 1902 until 1961. The race had different names during its history: ''Corsa del XX Settembre'' (''Race of 20 September'') from 1919 to 1927, as it was raced in S ...
;1953 : Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 9 ;1954 :1st National Road Championships - Road race : Giro d'Italia ::1st Stages 5, 16, 17 & 22 : 1st
Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...
: 3rd
Roma–Napoli–Roma Roma–Napoli–Roma (English: Rome–Naples–Rome) was a road cycle race held from 1902 until 1961. The race had different names during its history: ''Corsa del XX Settembre'' (''Race of 20 September'') from 1919 to 1927, as it was raced in S ...
;1955 :
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
::1st Stage 16 : 1st
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
: 1st Stage 1b ( TTT)
Driedaagse van Antwerpen The Driedaagse van Antwerpen was a short-lived Belgian stage cycling race organized for the last time in 1960. The course was situated in the Antwerp Province. It also included a team time trial, which was held in the city park (Stadspark) of ...
:1st
Omloop van Limburg The Omloop van Limburg was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1969. The course, variating between 145 and 258 km, was situated in the Limburg (Belgium), Limburg province. Hasselt was both start and finish place, except for 1 ...
: 3rd
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
;1956 : 1st
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
, Road race : 5th Overall
Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...
::1st Stages 1, 7, 8, 11, 14 & 17 ::1st
Points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning sprints at certain places along the route, most often called ''intermediate sprints''. The points cl ...
:
Tour de l'Ouest The Tour de l'Ouest (English: Tour of the West), also known as the Circuit de I'Ouest, was a road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular pr ...
::1st Stage 8 :1st
Omloop van Limburg The Omloop van Limburg was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1969. The course, variating between 145 and 258 km, was situated in the Limburg (Belgium), Limburg province. Hasselt was both start and finish place, except for 1 ...
: 1st
Acht van Chaam Acht van Chaam ( en, Eight of Chaam) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Chaam, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1932 and since 1992 the event also includes a women's race. Results Men S ...
: 2nd
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
: 3rd Paris-Brussels ;1957 : 1st
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...
, Road race : Giro d'Italia ::1st Stages 1, 11, 17b, 20 & 21 :
Roma–Napoli–Roma Roma–Napoli–Roma (English: Rome–Naples–Rome) was a road cycle race held from 1902 until 1961. The race had different names during its history: ''Corsa del XX Settembre'' (''Race of 20 September'') from 1919 to 1927, as it was raced in S ...
::1st Stages 1b and 5b : 1st
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
:1st Stage 3
Driedaagse van Antwerpen The Driedaagse van Antwerpen was a short-lived Belgian stage cycling race organized for the last time in 1960. The course was situated in the Antwerp Province. It also included a team time trial, which was held in the city park (Stadspark) of ...
: 2nd Paris-Roubaix ;1958 : 1st
La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
:
Tour of the Netherlands The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948. It's an annual race since 1975. Because of the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005, it was replaced by the Eneco To ...
::Winner Stage 4a : 1st
Acht van Chaam Acht van Chaam ( en, Eight of Chaam) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Chaam, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1932 and since 1992 the event also includes a women's race. Results Men S ...
: 1st
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
: 1st Overall GP Bali ;1959 :1st National Road Championships - Interclubs road race :
Tour de l'Ouest The Tour de l'Ouest (English: Tour of the West), also known as the Circuit de I'Ouest, was a road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular pr ...
::1st Stage 3 :1st Flèche Halloise :2nd Milan-San Remo ;1960 : 1st
Acht van Chaam Acht van Chaam ( en, Eight of Chaam) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Chaam, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1932 and since 1992 the event also includes a women's race. Results Men S ...
: 2nd
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
;1961 :1st National Road Championships - Interclubs team time trial : 1st
Elfstedenronde The Elfstedenronde is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was held originally from 1943 until 1989, and returned in 2017 as the Bruges Cycling Classic. The race has also been called the Tour des Onze Villes and the Circuit des ...
: 2nd Tour d'Hesbaye : 2nd
Critérium des As The ''Critérium des As'' (''Race of the Aces'') was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It w ...
;1962 :1st National Road Championships - Interclubs team time trial


Track

;1942 :1st National Track Championships juniors – Men's sprint ;1943 :2nd National Track Championship – Omnium ;1944 :National Track Championship ::1st Omnium ::1st Men's individual pursuit ;1945 :2nd National Track Championships – Men's individual pursuit ;1946 :1st Prix Hourlier-Comès (with
Marcel Kint Marcel Kint (20 September 1914, in Zwevegem – 23 March 2002, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races Velopalmares: Sterckx between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the World Cycling ...
) ;1947 :2nd
Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
(with
Robert Naeye Robert Naeye is an American science journalist and former magazine editor. Early life He was born in Burlington, Vermont and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He currently lives just outside Hershey. His ancestry can be traced to the Flande ...
) ;1948 :1st
Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
(with
Marcel Kint Marcel Kint (20 September 1914, in Zwevegem – 23 March 2002, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races Velopalmares: Sterckx between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the World Cycling ...
) :3rd National Track Championships – Men's individual pursuit :3rd
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Stan Ockers Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. ...
) ;1949 :1st
Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
(with
Marcel Kint Marcel Kint (20 September 1914, in Zwevegem – 23 March 2002, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races Velopalmares: Sterckx between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the World Cycling ...
) :2nd
Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
(with
Marcel Kint Marcel Kint (20 September 1914, in Zwevegem – 23 March 2002, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races Velopalmares: Sterckx between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the World Cycling ...
) :3rd
Six Days of Paris The Six Days of Paris was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Paris, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territo ...
(with
Marcel Kint Marcel Kint (20 September 1914, in Zwevegem – 23 March 2002, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races Velopalmares: Sterckx between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the World Cycling ...
) ;1950 :1st
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Achiel Bruneel Achiel Bruneel (19 October 1918 – 5 June 2008) was a professional track cyclist from Herenthout, Belgium. He rode different Six-days events of which he eventually won 12, remarkably with 9 different teammates. Major results ;1940 : 2n ...
) :2nd
Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
(with
Robert Naeye Robert Naeye is an American science journalist and former magazine editor. Early life He was born in Burlington, Vermont and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He currently lives just outside Hershey. His ancestry can be traced to the Flande ...
) ;1951 :1st
Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
(with
Stan Ockers Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. ...
) :2nd
Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
(with
Achiel Bruneel Achiel Bruneel (19 October 1918 – 5 June 2008) was a professional track cyclist from Herenthout, Belgium. He rode different Six-days events of which he eventually won 12, remarkably with 9 different teammates. Major results ;1940 : 2n ...
) :3rd
Six Days of Paris The Six Days of Paris was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Paris, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territo ...
(with Raymond Goussot) ;1952 :1st
Six Days of Paris The Six Days of Paris was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Paris, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territo ...
(with Raymond Goussot) :2nd
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Achiel Bruneel Achiel Bruneel (19 October 1918 – 5 June 2008) was a professional track cyclist from Herenthout, Belgium. He rode different Six-days events of which he eventually won 12, remarkably with 9 different teammates. Major results ;1940 : 2n ...
) :3rd
Six Days of Dortmund The Six Days of Dortmund is a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund, Germany. The event was first held in 1926 and the final edition in 2008. Palmares References

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Six Days of Paris The Six Days of Paris was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Paris, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territo ...
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Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
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Stan Ockers Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. ...
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Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
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Stan Ockers Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. ...
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Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not least, ...
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Stan Ockers Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. ...
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Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
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Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
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Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
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Stan Ockers Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. ...
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Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
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Stan Ockers Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 1956. ...
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Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not least, ...
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Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
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Six Days of Dortmund The Six Days of Dortmund is a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund, Germany. The event was first held in 1926 and the final edition in 2008. Palmares References

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Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
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Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not least, ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
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Fred De Bruyne Alfred De Bruyne (21 October 1930 – 4 February 1994) was a Belgian champion road cyclist. He won six Tour de France stages early in his career and went on to win many other Monuments and stage races. He had a great deal of success early in his ...
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Six Days of Dortmund The Six Days of Dortmund is a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund, Germany. The event was first held in 1926 and the final edition in 2008. Palmares References

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Six Days of Zürich The Six Days of Zürich was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. The event was first held in 1954 and the final edition was held in 2014. Winners References

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Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
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Willy Vannitsen Willy Vannitsen (8 February 1935 – 19 August 2001) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Vannitsen won two stages in the 1962 Tour de France. Major results ;1951 : National Road Race Novice Championship ;1954 :Heist-op-den- ...
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Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
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Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Reginald Arnold Reginald Athelstane Arnold (9 October 1924 – 23 July 2017) was an Australian racing cyclist. Arnold's cycling career began in 1941, when his brothers gave him a bicycle for his birthday. Despite being blind in one eye, Arnold joined Ashfield ...
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Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Copenhagen The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose i ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Frankfurt The Six Days of Frankfurt was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Frankfurt, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe ...
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Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not least, ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Zürich The Six Days of Zürich was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. The event was first held in 1954 and the final edition was held in 2014. Winners References

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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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European Track Championships The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Omnium An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...
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Six Days of Dortmund The Six Days of Dortmund is a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund, Germany. The event was first held in 1926 and the final edition in 2008. Palmares References

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Klaus Bugdahl Klaus Bugdahl (born 24 November 1934) is a retired German cyclist who was active between 1954 and 1978 both on the road and track. He won the German National Road Race in 1958. On track, he won several medals at European championships, mostly in ...
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Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
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Fred De Bruyne Alfred De Bruyne (21 October 1930 – 4 February 1994) was a Belgian champion road cyclist. He won six Tour de France stages early in his career and went on to win many other Monuments and stage races. He had a great deal of success early in his ...
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Six Days of Zürich The Six Days of Zürich was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. The event was first held in 1954 and the final edition was held in 2014. Winners References

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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not least, ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Copenhagen The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose i ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Frankfurt The Six Days of Frankfurt was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Frankfurt, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Cologne The Six Days of Cologne was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Cologne, Germany. Winners References

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European Track Championships The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
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Omnium An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...
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Six Days of Aarhus The Six Days of Aarhus was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Aarhus, Denmark. Kay Werner Nielsen Kay Werner Nielsen (28 May 1921 in Aarhus – 13 March 2014 in Copenhagen) was a Danish cyclist. Major results ;1948 ...
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Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best am ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Copenhagen The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose i ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Cologne The Six Days of Cologne was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Cologne, Germany. Winners References

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Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
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Omnium An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...
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Six Days of Dortmund The Six Days of Dortmund is a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund, Germany. The event was first held in 1926 and the final edition in 2008. Palmares References

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Six Days of Zürich The Six Days of Zürich was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. The event was first held in 1954 and the final edition was held in 2014. Winners References

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Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
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Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not least, ...
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Klaus Bugdahl Klaus Bugdahl (born 24 November 1934) is a retired German cyclist who was active between 1954 and 1978 both on the road and track. He won the German National Road Race in 1958. On track, he won several medals at European championships, mostly in ...
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Six Days of Cologne The Six Days of Cologne was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Cologne, Germany. Winners References

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Six Days of Aarhus The Six Days of Aarhus was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Aarhus, Denmark. Kay Werner Nielsen Kay Werner Nielsen (28 May 1921 in Aarhus – 13 March 2014 in Copenhagen) was a Danish cyclist. Major results ;1948 ...
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Six Days of Zürich The Six Days of Zürich was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. The event was first held in 1954 and the final edition was held in 2014. Winners References

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Six Days of Bremen The Six Days of Bremen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Bremen, Germany. The event was first held in 1910 as a one-off event and has been a regular event since 1965. It is held at the ÖVB Arena. The event was cancelled in 2021 an ...
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Retirement

Unprepaired for the life without cycling, he entered a dark period after his career. He was named in connection with many unsavory practices. He had a gambling addiction and was suspected of drug trafficking, conspiracy and incitement to debauchery. During this period, in 1968, he also starred in the Belgian adult movie ''Pandore'' as the character Dimitri. The movie tells the story of an industrialist who neglects his young wife. The couple are looking for solace in extramarital relationships. They make a trip to Greece to save their relationship, but over there the woman pays more attention to Dimitri, a local fisherman. In the context of that era the movie was a sensational, provocative, scandal movie. Van Steenbergen also ended up in jail for a while. He came close to prison for smuggling a suspect package over the Dutch border. But his marriage with the British Doreen Hewitt saved him from ruin and he got his life back on track.


Death and commemoration

Rik Van Steenbergen died in
Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,
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, attended by about 2000 people, including
Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (, ; born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. His victorie ...
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Rik Van Looy Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cycle sport, cyclist of the post-World War II, war period, nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian ...
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Roger De Vlaeminck Roger De Vlaeminck (; born 24 August 1947) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as "The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation". Nicknamed “The Gypsy” because he was born ...
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Walter Godefroot Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of , later known as T-Mobile Team. As amateur cyclist, he won the bronze medal in the individual road race of the 1964 Summer ...
, Johan De Muynck,
Lucien Van Impe Lucien Van Impe (; born 20 October 1946) is a Belgian cyclist, who competed professionally between 1969 and 1987. He excelled mainly as a climber in multiple-day races such as the Tour de France. He was the winner of the 1976 Tour de France, ...
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Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist who was twice world road race champion. His career coincided with the best years of another Belgian rider, Eddy Merckx, and supporters and reporters were sp ...
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Briek Schotte Alberic "Briek" Schotte (born Kanegem, West Flanders, 7 September 1919 – died Kortrijk, 4 April 2004) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron B ...
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also attended. The following year, a statue was erected in his honour on the Wampenberg in
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Awards and honours

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Ruban Jaune The Ruban Jaune ''(English; Yellow Ribbon)'' is a cycling title created in 1936 by Henri Desgrange, awarded to the rider recording the fastest average speed in a professional Bicycle racing, cycling race or Race stage#Bicycle race stage, stage long ...
: 1948 * Most succesfull World Cycling Champion (3x gold, 1x bronze), record shared with
Alfredo Binda Alfredo Binda (11 August 1902 – 19 July 1986) was an Italian road cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first to win five editions of the Giro d'Italia, and a three-time world champion. In addition he won Milan–San Remo twice, and the ...
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Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbe ...
* Swiss AIOCC Trophy: 1967 *
GP Rik Van Steenbergen Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (previously GP Rik Van Steenbergen) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Arendonk, Belgium. The race, paying respect to the famous Belgian rider of the 1940s and 1950s, quickly gained importa ...
: from 1991 * Rik van Steenbergen Classic from 1999 * Introduced in the
UCI Hall of Fame The UCI Hall of Fame, that not to be confused with Cycling Hall of Fame or the University of California, Irvine's Hall of Fame, was launched by the ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI) in 2002 to "honor all those who by their heroic deeds or th ...
: 2002 * Bust in Arendonk: 2004 * UCI Top 100 of All Time: 4,900 points


Books

Fred De Bruyne: ''Rik van Steenbergen''. G. Kolff, 1963. 41 p. (Dutch) Achille Van Den Broeck: ''De Miljoenenfiets van Rik Van Steenbergen''. De Brauwere, 1966. 391 p. (Dutch) Rik van Steenbergen: ''Geschiedenis der Kruistochten.'' Rebo Productions,1987. 203 p. (Dutch) René Vermeiren, Hugo De Meyer: ''Rik I van Steenbergen'' . De Eecloonaar, 1999. 272 p. (Dutch, French, English, Italian, Spanish) Walter Rottiers: ''Rik Van Steenbergen. Das Ass der Asse.'' Bielefeld, Covadonga-Verlag, 2005. 144 p. (German)


See also

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Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (previously GP Rik Van Steenbergen) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Arendonk, Belgium. The race, paying respect to the famous Belgian rider of the 1940s and 1950s, quickly gained importa ...


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Official Tour de France results for Rik Van Steenbergen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Steenbergen, Rik 1924 births 2003 deaths Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Belgian Giro d'Italia stage winners Belgian Vuelta a España stage winners Cyclists from Antwerp Province People from Arendonk