Rik Van Looy
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Key facts
- 1954
- Touring
- 1955
- Van Hauwaert–Maes Pils
- 1962
- Flandria–Faema–Clément
- 1963
- G.B.C.–Libertas
- Nickname
- Rik II (Rik I is Van Steenbergen ), Keizer Van Herentals (Emperor of Herentals)
- Born
- Henri Van Looy , ( 1933-12-20 ) 20 December 1933, Grobbendonk , Belgium
- Died
- 17 December 2024 (2024-12-17) (aged 90), Herentals , Belgium
- Role
- Rider
- Rider type
- All-rounder
- 1953 1954
- l'Avenir
- 1956 1961
- Faema–Guerra
- 1964 1966
- Solo–Superia
- 1967 1970
- Willem II–Gazelle
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Encyclopedic overview
Henri "Rik" Van Looy (20 December 1933 – 17 December 2024) was a Belgian professional cyclist of the post-war period. Nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals (after the small Belgian city where he lived), he dominated the classic cycle races in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Van Looy was twice world professional road race champion, and was the first cyclist to win all five 'Monuments': the most prestigious one-day classics – a feat since achieved by just two others (both also Belgians: Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rik Van Looy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.