CYCLIST

Edwig Van Hooydonck

1966 - Today

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Edwig Van Hooydonck (born 4 August 1966) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. He won the prestigious Tour of Flanders twice and Brabantse Pijl four times. Van Hooydonck retired from professional cycling because he felt he could no longer compete with other cyclists, who were at the time starting to dope themselves, without himself cheating too. At this time Erythropoietin (EPO) was becoming a widely used doping agent in the sport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Edwig Van Hooydonck is the 468th most popular cyclist (down from 379th in 2024), the 877th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 836th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Edwig Van Hooydonck ranks 468 out of 1,613. Before him are Alexandr Kolobnev, Chris Horner, Uwe Raab, Juan Manuel Gárate, Mikel Landa, and Kurt Asle Arvesen. After him are Francisco Mancebo, Stuart O'Grady, Laurent Dufaux, Oleg Logvin, Nino Schurter, and Armand de Las Cuevas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Edwig Van Hooydonck ranks 552. Before him are Samuel West, Héctor Baldassi, Toru Morikawa, Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes, Samir Rifai, and Steve Valentine. After him are Artis Pabriks, Mike Inez, Stefano Eranio, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Patrick Volkerding, and Wang Xiaoshuai.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Edwig Van Hooydonck ranks 877 out of 1,190. Before him are Philippe Lafontaine (1955), Sven Nys (1976), Jean-François De Sart (1961), Filip Dewinter (1962), Xavier Malisse (1980), and Marieke Vervoort (1979). After him are Bouli Lanners (1965), Philippe Vande Walle (1961), Bertrand Crasson (1971), Glen De Boeck (1971), Andreas Pereira (1996), and Dany Verlinden (1963).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Edwig Van Hooydonck ranks 65. Before him are Rudy Dhaenens (1961), Bradley Wiggins (1980), Daniel Willems (1956), Peter Van Petegem (1970), Wouter Weylandt (1984), and Sven Nys (1976). After him are Wilfried Peeters (1964), Tom Steels (1971), Johan Capiot (1964), Jasper Philipsen (1998), Dirk De Wolf (1961), and Roger Ilegems (1962).

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