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Claude Criquielion Personal information Full name Claude Criquielion Born 11 January 1957
Lessines, BelgiumTeam information Current team Retired Discipline Road Role Rider Professional team(s) 1979
1980
1981–1982
1983
1984
1985–1989
1990–1991Kas-Campagnolo
Splendor-Admiral
Splendor-Wickes
Euro-shop
Splendor
Hitachi
LottoManagerial team(s) 2000–2004
2005-Lotto
Landbouwkrediet-ColnagoMajor wins 1984 World Road Race Championship
La Flèche Wallonne (1985, 1989)
Ronde van Vlaanderen (1987)Infobox last updated on
8 May 2009Claude Criquielion (born 11 January 1957 in Lessines, Hainaut) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1979 and 1990. In 1984, Criquielion became the world road race champion in Barcelona, Spain on a gruelling course. He had five top-ten finishes in the Tour de France.
Criquielion was well placed to win a medal in the 1988 championship in Belgium. However, he crashed in sight of the line when another competitor, Steve Bauer of Canada, clashed with him. The third rider, Maurizio Fondriest, went on to win. Bauer was disqualified and Criquielion sued Bauer for assault, asking for $1.5 million in damages in a case that lasted more than three years before the judge ruled in Bauer's favor.
Criquielion was directeur sportif of the Lotto-Adecco team from 2000 to 2004. His son, Mathieu Criquielion, turned professional for the Landbouwkrediet-Colnago team in 2005; Claude Criquielion became the team's manager.
Palmarès
- 1991
- 7th overall, Paris–Nice
- 2nd, La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1990
- 2nd, Tour du Haut Var
- 8th, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 6th Tour of Lombardy
Belgium National Cycling Championship
- 1989
- 5th, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 1st, La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd, Amstel Gold Race
- 7th Giro d'Italia
- 1988
- 1st, Critérium des As
- 5th, Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd, Amstel Gold Race
- 8th, Championnat de Zurich
- 1987
- 1st Memorial Samyn
- 10th overall, Paris–Nice
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 2nd, La Flèche Wallonne
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th, Tour of Lombardy
- 1986
- 1st, GP du Midi Libre
- 8th, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 3rd, La Flèche Wallonne
- 4th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 9th, Amstel Gold Race
- 1st overall, 1st mountains, 1st combined, Tour of Romandie
- 1985
- 6th, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1st, La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 8th, Amstel Gold Race
- 1984
- 1st, GP Eddy Merckx
- 7th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th, Tour of Lombardy
1984 World Road Race Championship
- 1983
- 8th, Tour du Haut Var
- 1st, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 1982
- 5th overall, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Brabantse Pijl
- 4th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 9th, Tour of Lombardy
Tour de France results
- 1990 – 9th
- 1989 – 36th
- 1988 – 14th
- 1987 – 11th
- 1986 – 5th
- 1985 – 18th
- 1984 – 9th
- 1983 – 18th
- 1981 – 9th
- 1980 – 13th
- 1979 – 9th
External links
- Claude Criquielion profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Claude Criquielion
- Palmares on Cycling Base (French)
Men 1967 Ferdinand Bracke · 1968 Serge Reding · 1969–1974 Eddy Merckx · 1975 Bruno Brokken · 1976 Ivo Van Damme · 1977 Michel Pollentier · 1978 Raymond Ceulemans · 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle · 1981 Freddy Maertens · 1982 Jacky Ickx · 1983 Eddy Annys · 1984 Claude Criquielion · 1985 Gaston Rahier & Vincent Rousseau · 1986 William Van Dijck · 1987 Georges Jobé · 1988 Eric Geboers · 1989 Thierry Boutsen · 1990 Rudy Dhaenens · 1991 Jean-Michel Saive · 1992 Georges Jobé · 1993 Vincent Rousseau · 1994 Jean-Michel Saive · 1995–1996 Fred Deburghgraeve · 1997 Luc Van Lierde · 1998 Fred Deburghgraeve · 1999 Luc Van Lierde · 2000 Joël Smets · 2001–2004 Stefan Everts · 2005 Tom Boonen · 2006 Stefan Everts · 2007 Tom Boonen · 2008 Sven Nys · 2009–2010 Philippe Gilbert
Women 1975 Carine Verbauwen · 1976–1977 Anne-Marie Pira · 1978–1979 Carine Verbauwen · 1980 Ingrid Berghmans · 1981 Annie Lambrechts · 1982–1986 Ingrid Berghmans · 1987 Ingrid Lempereur · 1988–1989 Ingrid Berghmans · 1990–1991 Sabine Appelmans · 1992 Annelies Bredael · 1993 Gella Vandecaveye · 1994–1995 Brigitte Becue · 1996 Ulla Werbrouck · 1997 Gella Vandecaveye · 1998 Dominique Monami · 1999–2002 Kim Clijsters · 2003–2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne · 2005 Kim Clijsters · 2006–2007 Justine Henin-Hardenne · 2008 Tia Hellebaut · 2009–2010 Kim Clijsters
Team 1997 Noliko Maaseik · 1998 Belgian Motorcross team · 1999 Davis Cup team · 2000 Anderlecht · 2001 Fed Cup team · 2002 La Villette · 2003 Belgian Motorcross team · 2004 Women's 4×100 metres relay · 2005 Under-21 football team · 2006 Fed Cup team · 2007 Women's 4×100 metres relay · 2008 Women's 4×100 metres relay · 2009 Men's 4×400 metres relay · 2010 Men's 4×400 metres relay
Talent 1998 Kim Clijsters · 1999 Bart Wellens · 2000 Bart Aernouts · 2001 Jurgen Van Den Broeck · 2002 Thomas Buffel · 2003 Kirsten Flipkens · 2004 Aagje Vanwalleghem · 2005 Niels Albert · 2006 Yoris Grandjean · 2007 Dominique Cornu · 2008 Elise Matthysen · 2009 Romelu Lukaku · 2010 Luca Brecel
Paralimpic 2010 Sven Decaesstecker
Categories:- Belgian cyclists
- UCI World Champions
- Walloon sportspeople
- 1957 births
- Living people
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