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Andre said:

Could this be the next Belgian to win the Tour?

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cyclingnews.com/pho...

How many Belgians have one the Tour recently?

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Andre said:

Could this be the next Belgian to win the Tour?

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http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cyclingnews.com/pho...

How many Belgians have one the Tour recently?

Lucien Van Impe was the last one.

Andre said:

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On Aug 25, 4:03 pm, Andre <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Could this be the next Belgian to win the Tour?

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http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cyclingnews.com/pho...

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How many Belgians have one the Tour recently?

Lucien Van Impe was the last one.

(Have "one" the Tour? Wow that was really dumb.)

Van Impe was a climber and not many climbers win the Tour. It takes a
combination of course and conditions.

Eddy was a murderer and could have beaten anyone on a bicycle. But he
is once is ten generations. Belgium is a tiny country and hence will
only find a Tour winner once a century if statistics are anything to
judge.

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Andre said:

On Aug 27, 10:47 am, [email hidden] wrote:

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On Aug 25, 4:03 pm, Andre <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Could this be the next Belgian to win the Tour?

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>http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cyclingnews.com/pho...

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How many Belgians have one the Tour recently?

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Lucien Van Impe was the last one.

(Have "one" the Tour? Wow that was really dumb.)

Van Impe was a climber and not many climbers win the Tour. It takes a
combination of course and conditions.

Eddy was a murderer and could have beaten anyone on a bicycle. But he
is once is ten generations. Belgium is a tiny country and hence will
only find a Tour winner once a century if statistics are anything to
judge.

I estimated about 14 names and about 20 tdf victories:

1903 - Maurice Garin (Fra) *

1904 - Henri Cornet (Fra)

1905 - Louis Trousselier (Fra)

1906 - René Pottier (Fra)

1907 - Lucien 'Petit Breton' Mazan (Fra)

1908 - Lucien 'Petit Breton' Mazan (Fra)

1909 - François Faber (Lux)

1910 - Octave Lapize (Fra)

1911 - Gustave Garrigou (Fra)

1912 - Odile Defraye (Bel)

1913 - Philippe Thys (Bel)

1914 - Philippe Thys (Bel) *

1915-1918 no Tour de France (WW I)

1919 - Firmin Lambot (Bel)

1920 - Philippe Thys (Bel)

1921 - Léon Scieur (Bel)

1922 - Firmin Lambot (Bel) **

1923 - Henri Pélissier (Fra)

1924 - Ottavio Bottecchia (Ita) *

1925 - Ottavio Bottecchia (Ita)

1926 - Lucien Buysse (Bel)

1927 - Nicolas Frantz (Lux)

1928 - Nicolas Frantz (Lux) *

1929 - Maurice De Waele (Bel)

1930 - André Leducq (Fra)

1931 - Antonin Magne (Fra)

1932 - André Leducq (Fra)

1933 - Georges Speicher (Fra)

1934 - Antonin Magne (Fra)

1935 - Romain Maes (Bel) *

1936 - Sylvère Maes (Bel)

1937 - Roger Lapebie (Fra)

1938 - Gino Bartali (Ita)

1939 - Sylvère Maes (Bel)

1940-1946 no official Tours (WW II)

Unofficial Tours:

1942 "Circuit de France" - François Neuville (Bel)

1943 "GP du Tour de France" - Jo Goutorbe (Fra)

1944 "GP du Tour de France"

- Maurice De Simpelaere (Bel)

1946 "Ronde de France" - Giulio Breschi (Ita) &

"La Course du Tour de France" - Apo Lazarides (Fra)

1947 - Jean Robic (Fra)

1948 - Gino Bartali (Ita)

1949 - Fausto Coppi (Ita)

1950 - Ferdi Kübler (Sui)

1951 - Hugo Koblet (Sui)

1952 - Fausto Coppi (Ita)

1953 - Louison Bobet (Fra)

1954 - Louison Bobet (Fra)

1955 - Louison Bobet (Fra)

1956 - Roger Walkowiak (Fra) **

1957 - Jacques Anquetil (Fra)

1958 - Charly Gaul (Lux)

1959 - Federico Bahamontès (Esp)

1960 - Gastone Nencini (Ita) **

1961 - Jacques Anquetil (Fra)

1962 - Jacques Anquetil (Fra)

1963 - Jacques Anquetil (Fra)

1964 - Jacques Anquetil (Fra)

1965 - Felice Gimondi (Ita)

1966 - Lucien Aimar (Fra) **

1967 - Roger Pingeon (Fra)

1968 - Jan Janssen (Ned)

1969 - Eddy Merckx (Bel)

1970 - Eddy Merckx (Bel)

1971 - Eddy Merckx (Bel)

1972 - Eddy Merckx (Bel)

1973 - Luis Ocaña (Esp)

1974 - Eddy Merckx (Bel)

1975 - Bernard Thévenet (Fra)

1976 - Lucien Van Impe (Bel)

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I estimated about 14 names and about 20 tdf victories:

Yes indeed but remember that you were only racing against those sissy French
then. Now you're racing against the rest of the world.

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I estimated about 14 names and about 20 tdf victories:

Yes indeed but remember that you were only racing against those sissy French
then. Now you're racing against the rest of the world.

true, true...except the French did have some some monster riders back
then.

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I estimated about 14 names and about 20 tdf victories:

Yes indeed but remember that you were only racing against those sissy
French
then. Now you're racing against the rest of the world.

true, true...except the French did have some some monster riders back
then.

That was before the Liberal government.