Herman Vanspringel
Belgian cyclist (1943–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herman Vanspringel (14 August 1943 – 25 August 2022), also spelled Herman Van Springel, was a Belgian road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region. He achieved podium finishes in all three of the grand tours with second place in the 1968 Tour de France[1] and 1971 Giro d'Italia,[2] and third place in the 1970 Vuelta a España.[3] He wore the maillot jaune during four stages of the 1968 Tour de France and for three stages in 1973.
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Full name | Herman Vanspringel | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Monsieur Bordeaux–Paris | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1943-08-14)14 August 1943 Ranst, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Died | 22 August 2022(2022-08-22) (aged 79) Grobbendonk, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprinter, Time Trial | ||||||||||||||
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1965 | Dr Mann | ||||||||||||||
1966–1970 | Mann–Grundig | ||||||||||||||
1971–1972 | Molteni | ||||||||||||||
1973 | Rokado | ||||||||||||||
1974 | MIC–Ludo–De Gribaldy | ||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | Flandria–Velda | ||||||||||||||
1977 | IJsboerke–Colnago | ||||||||||||||
1978–1979 | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia | ||||||||||||||
1980–1981 | Safir–Ludo | ||||||||||||||
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