Rik Van Linden (born 28 July 1949 in Wilrijk, Antwerp) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. He won the points classification in the 1975 Tour de France, ahead of Eddy Merckx.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rik Van Linden |
| Born | 28 July 1949 Wilrijk, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1971 | Hertekamp–Magniflex |
| 1972 | Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy |
| 1973 | Rokado |
| 1974 | IJsboerke–Colner |
| 1975–1977 | Bianchi–Campagnolo |
| 1978–1979 | Bianchi–Faema |
| 1980 | DAF Trucks–Lejeune |
| 1981 | Boule d'Or |
| 1982 | Hoonved–Bottecchia |
| 1983 | Batavus–Jos Meesters |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
Track Championships
| |
Van Linden also won several stages in all of the three Grand Tours, and the classic cycle race Paris–Tours twice (1971, 1973).
Through his career, he eventually won 359 races, of which 73 as junior cyclist in 1968.
Major results
editRoad
edit- 1968
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 1969
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 1971
- 1st Paris–Tours
- 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 2nd Omloop der Zennevallei
- 3rd GP di Larciano
- 8th Trofeo Matteotti
- 9th Scheldeprijs
- 1972
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Points Classification
- 1st Stage 5a Tirreno–Adriatico
- 3rd GP van Malderen
- 8th Paris–Tours
- 9th Amstel Gold Race
- 10th Brussel-Ingooigem
- 1973
- 1st Paris–Tours
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 7 & 17
- Paris–Nice
- 1st Stages 2, 3b (TTT), 5 & 5a
- Tour of Belgium
- 1st Prologue (TTT)
- Giro di Sardegna
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 4b
- 1st Puivelde Koerse
- 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Prologue & Stages 1, 4 & 6
- 3rd Paris–Brussels
- 4th Milan–San Remo
- 10th E3 Harelbeke
- 1974
- 1st
Overall Giro di Sardegna - Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 10th Overall Paris–Nice
- 1st
Points Classification - 1st Stage 7a
- 1st
- 1st Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen
- 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2nd Omloop Schelde-Durme
- 3rd Omloop Het Volk
- 3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 3rd GP van Malderen
- 5th Scheldeprijs
- 6th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 7th Tour of Flanders
- 7th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 8th Paris–Tours
- 9th Road race, National Road Championships
- 1975
- Tour de France
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1b, 19 & 21
- 1st
- 1st Milano–Vignola
- 1st Stage 5 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 3a Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st GP Union Dortmund
- 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 7th Brabantse Pijl
- 1976
- 1st Milano–Vignola
- 1st Giro di Campania
- 1st Stage 5a Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 1 Giro di Puglia
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 3 & 15
- 1st GP Berlare
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 6th Milan–San Remo
- 6th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 1977
- 1st Milano–Torino
- 1st Stage 2a Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Circuit de Niel
- 2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Acht van Chaam
- 2nd Ronde van Limburg
- 2nd Maaslandse Pijl
- 4th Milan–San Remo
- 1978
- 1st Milano–Vignola
- 1st Stage 5a Tirreno–Adriatico
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 1, 5 & 6
- Giro di Puglia
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Milan–San Remo
- 7th Gent–Wevelgem
- 1979
- 3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 7th Overall Giro di Puglia
- 1980
- 1st Stage 7a Paris–Nice
- 2nd Grand Prix de Cannes
- 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 1981
- 1st Ruddervoorde Koerse
- 2nd Omloop van Neeroeteren
- 10th Le Samyn
- 1982
- 3rd Milano–Torino
Track
edit- 1969
- 3rd National Track Championships Juniors, Omnium
- 1970
- 1st National Track Championships Amateurs, Omnium
- 1972
- 2nd Six Days of Antwerp with (Patrick Sercu and Alain van Lancker)
- 3rd
National Track Championships, Madison (with Norbert Seeuws) - 1973
- 2nd
National Track Championships, Derny - 3rd
European Track Championships – Madison (with Julien Stevens) - 1974
- 2nd National Track Championships, Madison (with Julien Stevens)
- 2nd Six Days of Antwerp (with René Pijnen)
- 1975
- 2nd National Track Championships, Madison (with Julien Stevens)
- 1976
- National Track Championships
- 2nd Madison (with Dirk Baert)
- 3rd Omnium
- 3rd Derny
- 2nd
- 2nd Six Days of Milan (with Felice Gimondi)
- 3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Graeme Gilmore)
- 1977
- 2nd National Track Championships, Derny
- 1st Six Days of Milan (with Felice Gimondi)
- 3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with René Pijnen)
- 1978
- National Track Championships
- 1st Derny
- 1st
- 1979
- National Track Championships
- 1st Derny
- 1st
- 2nd Six Days of Antwerp (with Patrick Sercu and Roger De Vlaeminck)
External links
edit- Rik Van Linden at CycleBase
- Rik Van Linden at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Rik Van Linden