Martin Van Den Bossche (born 10 March 1941) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Van Den Bossche finished in the top 10 of the Tour de France twice, and won the Mountains classification of the 1970 Giro d'Italia.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Van Den Bossche |
| Born | 10 March 1941 Hingene, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Major results
edit- 1963
- 4th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1964
- 1st Schaal Sels-Merksem
- 4th Grand Prix des Nations
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th GP Stad Zottegem
- 7th Grand Prix de Denain
- 1965
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 5th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 7th Grand Prix de Denain
- 9th GP Stad Zottegem
- 1966
- 2nd Grand Prix de Denain
- 9th Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 10th Overall Tour de France
- 1967
- 3rd Circuit des Frontières
- 3rd GP Stad Vilvoorde
- 8th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 1968
- 1st Stage 3a (TTT) Paris–Luxembourg
- 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Giro di Lombardia
- 5th Tre Valli Varesine
- 6th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 8th Ronde van Limburg
- 1969
- 1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
- 2nd Overall À travers Lausanne
- 2nd Milano–Torino
- 3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
- 4th Giro di Lombardia
- 1970
- 2nd Druivenkoers Overijse
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 7th Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 9th Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 10th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1971
- 9th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 1972
- 1st Giro del Lazio
- 1st Stage 1a (ITT) Escalada a Montjuïc
- 4th Scheldeprijs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España
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— | — | 38 | — | — | — | — |
 Giro d'Italia
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— | — | DNF | — | 3 | — | 29 |
| Tour de France
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10 | 59 | — | 23 | 4 | — | 15 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Van Den Bossche.
- Martin Van Den Bossche at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Martin Van Den Bossche – official Tour de France results (archive)
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