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Freddy Maertens

1952 - Today

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Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist who was twice world road race champion. His career coincided with the best years of another Belgian rider, Eddy Merckx, and supporters and reporters were split over who was better. Maertens' career swung between winning more than 50 races in a season to winning almost none and then back again. His life has been marked by debt and alcoholism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Freddy Maertens is the 51st most popular cyclist (down from 47th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 379th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Freddy Maertens ranks 51 out of 1,613. Before him are André Leducq, Luigi Ganna, Hugo Koblet, Sylvère Maes, Aristidis Konstantinidis, and Georgios Koletis. After him are Roger Pingeon, Romain Maes, Gastone Nencini, Henry Hansen, Roger Walkowiak, and Stan Ockers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Freddy Maertens ranks 182. Before him are Lars Peter Hansen, Sergio Marchionne, Jung Chang, Sarah Douglas, Ali Abdullah Ayyoub, and Samir Geagea. After him are Patrick Strzoda, Mitch Pileggi, Zdeněk Nehoda, Johann Schneider-Ammann, Bill Kristol, and David Knopfler.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Freddy Maertens ranks 371 out of 1,190. Before him are Sylvère Maes (1909), Paul Janssen (1926), Frans Francken the Younger (1581), Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), and Jan Wildens (1586). After him are Paul Anspach (1882), Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813), Gaston Reiff (1921), Adriaan van Roomen (1561), Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872), and Jean Ray (1887).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Freddy Maertens ranks 13. Before him are Patrick Sercu (1944), Firmin Lambot (1886), Odile Defraye (1888), Léon Scieur (1888), Walter Godefroot (1943), and Sylvère Maes (1909). After him are Romain Maes (1912), Stan Ockers (1920), Briek Schotte (1919), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Herman Van Springel (1943), and Lucien Buysse (1892).

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