- Herman van Springel
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Herman van Springel
fullname = Herman van Springel
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1943|8|14
country = Belgium
currentteam = Retired
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Sprinter, Time Trial
majorwins = Tour de France green jersey (1973)
Tour de France, 5 career stage wins
Giro di Lombardia (1968)
updated =April 16 ,2007 Herman van Springel (born
14 August 1943 ) is a Belgian formerroad racing cyclist , fromGrobbendonk , in the FlemishCampine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the
Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen, ironically in a time-trial. In the autumn that year, he won the classicGiro di Lombardia .He won seven editions of the marathon
Bordeaux-Paris . He also won the green jersey in the 1973 Tour de France without winning a single stage. However, he did win five stages during his ten participations in the Tourrance. He kept on cycling through the seventies and ended his long career at the end of 1981.Flemish TV-maker and presenter,
Marc Uytterhoeven , motivated by the 1968 Tour, founded a Herman van Springel fan club.Major results
* Season champion,
Super Prestige Pernod International (1968); Tour de France: 1966, 6th overall, : 1967, 24th overall, 1 stage win: 1968, 2nd overall, 1 stage win: 1969, 18th overall, 2 stage wins: 1971, 14th overall, 1 stage win: 1973, 6th overall, Points classification : 1974, 10th overall: 1975, 31st overall;Giro d'Italia : 1971, 2nd overall; One-day events, classics and semi-classics
*UCI Road World Championships - Men's Road Race , 2nd/Silver Medal (1968)
*Belgian National Road Race Championships (1971)
*Giro di Lombardia (1968)
*Gent-Wevelgem (1966)
*Omloop Het Volk (1968)
*Paris-Tours (1969)
*Grand Prix des Nations (1969, 1970)
*Bordeaux-Paris (1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981)
*Züri-Metzgete (1971)
*Grote Prijs Jef Scherens (1966)
*Nokere-Koerse (1971)
*E3 Prijs Vlaanderen (1974)
*Boucles de l'Aulne (1974)
*Le Samyn (1978)Teams
1965: Dr Mann 1966-1970: Mann-Grundig 1971-1972: Molteni 1973: Rokado 1974: MIC-Ludo-De Gribaldy 1975: Flandria-Carpenter 1976: Flandria-Velda 1977: IJsboerke-Colnago 1978-1979: Marc Zeepcentrale-Superia 1980: Safir-Ludo 1981: Safir-Galli-Ludo
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