Johan Museeuw (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Belgian professional

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who was a professional from 1988 until 2004. Nicknamed ''The Lion of Flanders'', he was particularly successful in the

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and Northern

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and was considered one of the best

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specialists of the 1990s. He won both the

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and

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three times and was road world champion in 1996. Other notable career achievements include two individual stage wins in the

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, two final classifications of the

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, two national road race championships and several

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. In 1996 he received the

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, awarded annually to the rider considered to have performed the best over the year.

Early life and amateur career

Born in Varsenare, Museeuw grew up in

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. His father Eddy had been a professional cyclist for two seasons, albeit without much success. As a junior and amateur, Museeuw practiced cyclo-cross in winter and had a few minor successes on the road.

Professional career

1988–1989: The early years

Johan Museeuw started his professional career in 1988 with ADR. In 1989 he was part of the ADR team with which

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won his second

. During the Tour, Museeuw headed the peloton for days on end for his team leader who wore the yellow jersey as leader of the

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.Vanwalleghem, Rik (2009), Museeuw spreekt. Van Leeuw Tot Prooi, Lannoo, Belgium, , p11-13

1990–1992: Sprinter

In 1990 he signed for the

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team and won two prestigious stages in the 1990 Tour de France. He won the uphill-sprint stage to Mont Saint-Michel and the final stage of the Tour in

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, both in a mass sprint. In an era of successful breakaways, he was an unfortunate sprinter, being unable to win further individual stages.Elton-Walters, J. (May 2018). King of Cobbles. ''Cyclist (The Thrill of the Ride)'', (73), 76–82. In 1991 he won several stage wins in smaller stage races and in August he won the Championship of Zürich, his first win in a

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race. In 1992 he placed third in Milan–San Remo, winning the peloton sprint behind Sean Kelly and

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. He won

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, his first cobbled semi-classic race win, and the Belgian national road race title in Peer. He was second in the final

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of the

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behind Frenchman

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for the second time. He did not win a stage, despite having won every peloton sprint behind a group of escapees that year.

1993–1994: First classics victories

In 1993 he moved to MG-GB, the team of manager

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, with whom he developed a special friendship. With Lefevere, he converted from sprinter to classics specialist. He traded his powerful sprint for more endurance and stamina that allowed him to compete in the spring classics, specializing in the

and the

. He had a strong spring campaign in 1993: after winning a stage in

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and

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, he started as one of the favourites in the

. Museeuw won the Tour of Flanders in a two-man sprint with

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, taking his first win in a monument classic. In the

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he wore the yellow jersey for two days after a strong prologue and

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, and he placed second in the final points classification a third time. At the end of 1993, he won Paris–Tours, taking his third World Cup win. Museeuw Flandres 1994

In 1994 he won

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and was a front-runner in all cobbled classics, but could win none. He narrowly missed his second victory in the

, when he was beaten by

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in the sprint by 7 mm. One week later, in

, he was in a furious pursuit of

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, but suffered a mechanical failure on the cobbles and finished 13th. He ended his spring campaign with a victory in the

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after a two-man sprint with Italian

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, his fourth World Cup win. In the

, he wore the yellow jersey again for three days, before losing it to Miguel Indurain in the long time trial to Bergerac. He ended the year in sixth position of the

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1995–1997: World Cup and World Champion

In 1995 his MG-GB team merged with Mapei-Clas, forming the strong Italian-Belgian

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team that dominated cycling's classic races in the 1990s. He won the 1995 Tour of Flanders, earning him the nickname ''The Lion of Flanders'' in the Flemish media. Later he won the Championship of Zürich and won the final standings of the 1995 World Cup, confirming his status as the best one-day classic rider of the year. Yohann MUSEEUW

In 1996 he won the

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, but was third in the

after suffering mechanical failure. The next week, he finally claimed his first victory in

. His Mapei-GB team dominated the race and Museeuw arrived together with his Italian teammates

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and Andrea Tafi on the

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. Team manager Patrick Lefevere received a phone call from the office of

's managing director, Giorgio Squinzi, ordering Museeuw to win the race. In the summer he won his second Belgian national road race title, but again failed to win a stage in the Tour de France. After a disappointing performance in Paris–Tours, where he wanted to secure his overall lead in the World Cup, he stated he intended to quit cycling altogether. He changed his mind and started the next week in the

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road race, where he was not considered a favourite because of the mountainous course in

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. To the surprise of many, and on his 31st birthday, Museeuw became world champion after a long breakaway with Mauro Gianetti, beating the Swiss in a two-man sprint. Subsequently, he went on to win his second World Cup final standing. In 1997 Museeuw started the year with three stage wins in the Ruta del Sol and Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, but failed to take another World Cup win. A crash in Milan–San Remo and the Tour of Flanders and a puncture in Paris–Roubaix prevented him from achieving success. He finished sixth in

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, his best result in the Ardennes classic. He abandoned in the 18th stage of the Tour de France, in the rainbow jersey, after several unsuccessful attempts to win a stage in a breakaway. He went on to defend his world title in

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, but missed the winning breakaway and finished eighth. Museeuw Roubaix 2000

1998–2000: Injury-ridden years

In 1998, one week after winning

and the

in the same weekend, he won the

, thereby equaling the race's record of three wins. One week later, Museeuw made a horrific fall in

on the

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cobbled sector, leaving his kneeknap shattered. On top came a dangerous

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infection which nearly forced doctors to amputate his left leg. He fought back and resumed cycling after a long healing process, finishing third in the Tour of Flanders of 1999 and ninth in

, exactly one year after his horror crash. In 2000 he won

a second time after a 44 km solo. Upon crossing the finish line in victory, he lifted his left leg, pointing to his knee as a reminder of the injury that had almost ended his career two years before. Later that year, he was seriously injured while riding a motor cycle with his wife and son. He suffered severe head trauma and spent several days in a

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. All three would recover, but it was his dogged determination that saw him again reach the pinnacle of the sport. His powerful riding style won him legions of fans all over the world and made him all the more popular in his native

2001–2002: Domo–Farm Frites

In 2001 he moved with team manager

to Domo–Farm Frites, where he worked on his comeback after his second accident. He placed second in Paris–Roubaix and fifth in the Amstel Gold Race. He started a last time in the Tour de France, but abandoned in the

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stages. In 2002 he was back on top of his game, with a second place in the Tour of Flanders and a third victory in

. His win in the ''Hell classic'' was his tenth victory in a World Cup race. Later the same year he won the

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, totaling 11 World Cup wins.

2003–2004: Final years

In 2003 he followed Lefevere to the newly set up team. He won the Omloop Het Volk early in the season, but an illness obstructed his preparation for the classics. Towards the end of his career, he acted as a mentor to

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, who was widely considered to be Museeuw's successor as leading figure in the cobbled classics. In his last years as a professional he attempted to set a new record in the cobbled classics, aiming to win the Tour of Flanders or Paris–Roubaix a fourth time, but failed. With six combined victories in the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix, he held the record of combined victories in these races until Boonen improved it in 2012. Museeuw ended his career in the spring of 2004 after 17 years as a professional and 59 professional victories. In his last classic race, the 2004 Paris–Roubaix, he punctured 5 km before the finish while riding in the leading breakaway, thereby losing his last chance of equalling

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's record. He finished in tears, in fifth place, together with his long-time rival

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. Museeuw's last race was three days later, the

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in Belgium, on 14 April 2004, won by his young teammate Tom Boonen. A farewell race was organized on 2 May in his home town

. After his retirement, Museeuw took up a non-riding position with . He has donated many of his trophies to museums, including the Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen, but retains three trophies from his Tour of Flander's, Paris-Roubaix and World Championship wins.

Doping

In 2003 a doping allegation surfaced in which Museeuw was implicated. Press reports insinuated the use of human growth hormone which he obtained from veterinarian José Landuyt. Police authorities claimed that Museeuw had purchased banned substances in 2003. They recorded phone conversations between Museeuw and Landuyt speaking of ''wasps'' as a codeword for

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, a synthetic hormone known to increase red blood cell levels. Despite the absence of direct evidence, it was ruled in 2004 that there was sufficient argument for his athletic suspension for two years and referral to the criminal court. On 24 January 2007, Museeuw confessed to the charges in a press conference, revealing that he had "not been completely honest in his last year as a professional, as he wanted to end his career in style", and announcing his resignation from his Quick Step team. In December 2008 Museeuw was convicted for doping offences by a Belgian Court, together with former cyclists

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and Chris Peers who were involved in the same affair. Museeuw was given a 10-month suspended sentence, a fine of 2.500 € and further litigations.Vanwalleghem, Rik (2009), Museeuw spreekt. Van Leeuw Tot Prooi, Lannoo, Belgium, , p72-80 In September 2012 Museeuw gave an interview for Flemish newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen, stating that "nearly every rider of his generation doped", thereby implicitly confessing to the true extent of his doping use. He also stated that he is convinced the current generation of riders is "the cleanest cycling has ever seen". In 2018, he expressed concerns that, although comfortable about discussing former doping offences, he worries "if we keep talking about oping the new generation cannot show that they are different".

Career achievements

Major results

;Road ;1989 : 2nd GP Impanis : 2nd

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: 3rd Overall

Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Bet ...

::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Paris–Tours ;1990 :

::1st Stages 4 & 21 : 1st

Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tie ...

: 2nd Overall

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::1st Stage 3b : 1st Stage 1 Four Days of Dunkirk : 1st Stage 1

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: 2nd Overall

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::1st Stage 3 : 2nd

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late March on the last Sunday before the To ...

: 3rd

: 9th Milan–San Remo : 9th

;1991 : 1st Züri–Metzgete : 1st

Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (Championship of Flanders) or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp (part-municipality of Ardooie), West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a ...

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ...

::1st Stages 2 & 5 : 1st Stage 3b

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: 1st Stage 2

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...

: 2nd

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: 3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 3rd

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: 5th

: 9th Paris–Tours : 10th Overall

Vuelta a Aragón Vuelta a Aragón is a professional bicycle road race held in Spain in May of each year. The event was first run in 1939, and was not held between 2006 and 2017. The future of the race is uncertain; there had been plans to organise it again, but an ...

: 10th

;1992 : 1st MaillotBélgica

Road race, National Road Championships : 1st

E3 Prijs Vlaanderen E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 ki ...

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::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Stage 5

: 1st Stage 1 Bicicleta Vasca : 1st Stage 1b

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: 1st Stage 2

Tre Valli Varesine The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually the first and most important race of Trittico Lombardo, which con ...

: 2nd

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: 2nd

Circuito de Getxo The Circuito de Getxo ( en, Getxo Circuit) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Getxo, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...

: 3rd Milan–San Remo : 3rd

: 7th

: 8th

;1993 : 1st

: 1st Paris–Tours : 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 Stage 4 ( TTT)

: 1st Stage 1

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France ...

: 1st Stage 4

Hofbrau Cup The Schwabenbräu Cup (1988–1990), Hofbräu Cup (1992–1997) or Dekra Open (1999–2000) was a short professional multi-day cycling race held annually in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country i ...

: 2nd

Le Samyn Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...

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Wincanton Classic Wincanton Classic (also known as Leeds International Classic and Rochester International Classic) was a cycling classic taking place in the United Kingdom as part of the UCI Road World Cup. It was first held in 1989 in Newcastle, moving to Brig ...

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: 1st Stage 3 ( TTT)

: 1st Stage 8

: 1st Stage 1a

Tour Méditerranéen Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...

: 1st Teleport Derny Amsterdam : 2nd

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Binche–Chimay–Binche Binche–Chimay–Binche (also known as Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually between Binche and Chimay, in Wallonia, Belgium. The race is rated as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was origin ...

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GP Impanis-Van Petegem The GP Impanis-Van Petegem (also known as the Primus Classic) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually since 1982 in the region of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The race was originally organized as a tribute to Raymond Impanis in and around Kam ...

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Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st Stage 4 : 1st

: 1st Züri–Metzgete : 1st Omloop de Vlaamse Ardennen : 1st

Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the G ...

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Druivenkoers Overijse Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, 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 Road ...

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Grand Prix Eddy Merckx Grand Prix Eddy Merckx was a cycle race around Brussels, where Eddy Merckx was born. It was held between 1980 and 2004, disappearing after the creation of the UCI ProTour in 2005. The race was initially an individual time trial An individual tim ...

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Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 4th

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;1996 : 1st

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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 ...

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Giro di Puglia The Giro di Puglia ( en, Tour of Apulia) was a road bicycle racing stage race. It consisted of three or four stages. It was first held in 1972, but last took place in 1998. Cycle races in Italy Recurring sporting events established in 197 ...

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Grand Prix des Nations The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa ...

: 8th Milan–San Remo : 10th Road race,

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

;1997 : 1st Jersey pink

Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st Stage 3b ( ITT) : 1st Jersey white

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Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

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;1998 : 1st

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;2000 : 1st

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;2002 : 1st

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Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northw ...

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Profronde van Almelo Profronde van Almelo ( en, Prof tour of Almelo) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Almelo, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1983 and since 2008 the event also includes a women's race. In 1987 ...

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Guldensporentweedaagse Dwars door West-Vlaanderen is a road bicycle race through the Belgian province of West Flanders. History The race was originally created unter the name Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen (''English'': Tour of the Flemish Ardennes) in 1945 as a one-day ...

::1st Stage 2 : 5th

Classic Haribo Classic Haribo was a professional cycle road race held between Uzès and Marseille, in south France. In 2005 and 2006 the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route The ...

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;2003 : 1st Omloop Het Volk : 1st Stage 3

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Po ...

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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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;2004 : 5th

Monuments results timeline

;Criteriums ;1988 : 1st GP Briek Schotte ;1989 : 1st GP Deutsche Weinstrasse : 1st Criterium Oostende : 1st Criterium Deerlijk ;1990 : 1st Criterium Aalst : 1st Criterium Dilsen : 1st Criterium Valkenswaard : 1st Criterium Lichtervelde ;1991 : 1st Criterium De Haan : 1st Criterium Deerlijk : 1st Criterium Bavikhove ;1992 : 1st Criterium Bellegem : 1st Criterium Peer ;1993 : 1st GP Wielerrevue : 1st Criterium Hengeloo : 1st Criterium Bavikhove ;1994 : 1st Criterium Made : 1st Wielsbeke : 1st Geraardsbergen : 1st Druivenkoers Overijse ;1995 : 1st Criterium Bavikhove : 1st Criterium Graz ;1997 : 1st Criterium Peer : 1st Criterium Kortrijk : 1st Criterium Karlsruhe : 1st Gala Tour de France ;1999 : 1st Criterium Bavikhove : 1st GP Briek Schotte ;2001 : 1st Dernycriterium Wilrijk ;2002 : 1st Profronde van Made ;2004 : 1st Afscheidscriterium Johan Museeuw

Honours and awards

Crystal Bicycle The "" (Dutch for "Crystal Bicycle") is a cycle racing award, created in 1992 by the Belgian newspaper '' Het Laatste Nieuws''. The award is given annually to the Belgian rider considered to have performed the best over the year. As of 2013, Johan ...

Best Professional Cyclist: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002 * Vlaamse Reus: 1995 * Sprint d'Or: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002 *

Belgian National Sports Merit Award The Belgian National Sports Merit Award is an annual award handed out to a Belgian sportsperson or -team for exceptional merit. Players can only win the award once during their career, making this trophy one of the most prestigious in Belgian sports ...

: 1996 * Vélo d'Or Mondial: 1996 * Swiss Mendrisio d'Or: 1996 * Bici al Chiodo Award: 1996 * Honorary Citizen of

Jabbeke Jabbeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Jabbeke proper, Snellegem, Stalhille, Varsenare and Zerkegem. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 13,572 inhabitants. The ...

: 1996 * Johan Museeuw Classics: from 2018

References

Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Museeuw, Johan Belgian male cyclists Cyclo-cross cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners Tour de France Champs Elysées stage winners UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Belgium Doping cases in cycling 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from West Flanders Tour de Suisse stage winners People from Jabbeke UCI Road World Cup winners

Early life and amateur career

Professional career

1988–1989: The early years

1990–1992: Sprinter

1993–1994: First classics victories

1995–1997: World Cup and World Champion

1998–2000: Injury-ridden years

2001–2002: Domo–Farm Frites

2003–2004: Final years

Doping

Career achievements

Major results

Monuments results timeline

Honours and awards

See also

References

Notes

Further reading

External links