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Eric Vanderaerden

1962 - Today

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Eric Vanderaerden (born 11 February 1962) is a Belgian retired road cyclist. He was a considerable talent, winning the prologue time trial of the Vuelta a España in his debut year of 1983. During the 1983 Tour de France he also won the prologue and held the yellow jersey for two days. During the 1984 Tour de France he won two stages, including the final stage of the race which finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Eric Vanderaerden is the 343rd most popular cyclist (up from 346th in 2024), the 784th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 812th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Eric Vanderaerden ranks 343 out of 1,613. Before him are Marino Lejarreta, Jean Forestier, Jaan Kirsipuu, Kim Andersen, Luis Herrera, and Johan Bruyneel. After him are Óscar Pereiro, Hans Lutz, Remco Evenepoel, Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke, Hans-Henrik Ørsted, and Artūras Kasputis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Eric Vanderaerden ranks 446. Before him are Tomoyasu Hotei, Volker Weidler, Nicholas Lea, Arnold Scholten, Retno Marsudi, and Carlos Alazraqui. After him are Tzi Ma, Miroslav Škoro, Bebi Dol, Davey Boy Smith, Shigetatsu Matsunaga, and Grant Show.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Eric Vanderaerden ranks 784 out of 1,190. Before him are Frank Vandenbroucke (1974), Jean Brichaut (1911), Jean Capelle (1913), Lize Marke (1936), Louis Hennepin (1626), and Johan Bruyneel (1964). After him are Stefan Everts (1972), Gaston Salmon (1878), Remco Evenepoel (2000), Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955), Maurane (1960), and Anne-Marie Lizin (1949).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Eric Vanderaerden ranks 52. Before him are Philippe Gilbert (1982), Ludo Dierckxsens (1964), Wout van Aert (1994), Ludo Peeters (1953), Frank Vandenbroucke (1974), and Johan Bruyneel (1964). After him are Remco Evenepoel (2000), Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955), Etienne De Wilde (1958), Frank Hoste (1955), Eddy Planckaert (1958), and Greg Van Avermaet (1985).

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