CYCLIST

Herman Van Springel

1943 - 2022

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Herman Vanspringel (14 August 1943 – 25 August 2022), also spelled Herman Van Springel, was a Belgian road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region. He achieved podium finishes in all three of the grand tours with second place in the 1968 Tour de France and 1971 Giro d'Italia, and third place in the 1970 Vuelta a España. He wore the maillot jaune during four stages of the 1968 Tour de France and for three stages in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Van Springel is the 63rd most popular cyclist (down from 51st in 2019), the 413th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 398th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Herman Van Springel ranks 63 out of 1,613. Before her are Stan Ockers, Ercole Baldini, Guido Messina, Briek Schotte, Fiorenzo Magni, and Erik De Vlaeminck. After her are Josef Fischer, Lucien Buysse, Hennie Kuiper, Costante Girardengo, Alberto Contador, and Tony Rominger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Herman Van Springel ranks 260. Before her are Mie Hama, Ilaiyaraaja, Jef Raskin, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Sly Stone, and Robbie Robertson. After her are Scott Walker, Roberto Rosato, Negasso Gidada, Kenzo Yokoyama, Stanislav Galić, and Mark Granovetter. Among people deceased in 2022, Herman Van Springel ranks 193. Before her are Milutin Šoškić, Man of the Hole, John Aniston, Zofia Posmysz, Joe Turkel, and Rupiah Banda. After her are Fred Brooks, Eugene Parker, Kitten Natividad, Dominique Lapierre, Maarten Schmidt, and Kunimitsu Takahashi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Herman Van Springel ranks 413 out of 1,190. Before her are Briek Schotte (1919), George Washington (1871), Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Paul de Man (1919), and Marie Popelin (1846). After her are Joos de Momper (1564), Hucbald (840), Didier Reynders (1958), Henry Carton de Wiart (1869), Lucien Buysse (1892), and Jaco Van Dormael (1957).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Herman Van Springel ranks 18. Before her are Sylvère Maes (1909), Freddy Maertens (1952), Romain Maes (1912), Stan Ockers (1920), Briek Schotte (1919), and Erik De Vlaeminck (1945). After her are Lucien Buysse (1892), Maurice De Waele (1896), Marcel Kint (1914), Germain Derycke (1929), André Noyelle (1931), and Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948).

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