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Michel Pollentier

1951 - Today

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Michel Pollentier (born 13 February 1951) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1973. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1977 Giro d'Italia. Pollentier is one of just three Belgian riders to win the Giro, the others being Eddy Merckx and Johan de Muynck. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Pollentier is the 135th most popular cyclist (down from 106th in 2019), the 586th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 537th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Michel Pollentier ranks 135 out of 1,613. Before him are Knut Knudsen, Edward Van Dijck, Carlos Sastre, Cipriano Chemello, Marino Basso, and Hippolyte Aucouturier. After him are Bernard Leene, André Darrigade, Giuseppe Olmo, Guy Lapébie, Francesco Camusso, and Gaetano Belloni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Michel Pollentier ranks 303. Before him are Phyllis Smith, Gilbert Baker, Cassandra Peterson, Robert Joy, Eugenio Torre, and Steve Perryman. After him are Kim Manners, Stephen Root, Ivano Bordon, Tom Noonan, Michel Aupetit, and Pier Luigi Bersani.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Michel Pollentier ranks 586 out of 1,190. Before him are Natacha Atlas (1964), Marcel Minnaert (1893), Jan Fabre (1958), Hendrik Isemborghs (1914), Marc Rich (1934), and Camille Lemonnier (1844). After him are Levina Teerlinc (1510), Félicien Marceau (1913), Fernand de Montigny (1885), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), Christian Piot (1947), and Georges Eekhoud (1854).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Michel Pollentier ranks 30. Before him are Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Guido Reybrouck (1941), Jean Aerts (1907), Georges Ronsse (1906), Ferdinand Bracke (1939), and Edward Van Dijck (1918). After him are Claude Criquielion (1957), Maurice Peeters (1882), Johan Museeuw (1965), Jef Planckaert (1934), Willy Planckaert (1944), and Tom Boonen (1980).

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