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Rudy Dhaenens

1961 - 1998

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Rudy Dhaenens (10 April 1961 – 6 April 1998) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who is most famous for winning the road race at the 1990 UCI Road World Championships as a member of the Belgian national team. Dhaenens excelled several times in the Paris–Roubaix classic race; finishing second in 1986 and third the following year. Dhaenens won the 1990 World Championship Road Race, held in Utsunomiya, Japan, ahead of Dirk De Wolf of Belgium and Gianni Bugno of Italy. In 1992, Dhaenens was forced to stop his career because of heart problems. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Rudy Dhaenens is the 388th most popular cyclist (down from 338th in 2024), the 814th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 806th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 388 out of 1,613. Before him are Franco Ballerini, Tom Dumoulin, Steve Bauer, Zenon Jaskuła, Samuel Sánchez, and Greg Van Avermaet. After him are Nairo Quintana, Bradley Wiggins, Joan Llaneras, Marco Giovannetti, Joseba Beloki, and Rolf Sørensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 515. Before him are Amy Sedaris, Erez Tal, Thomas Dooley, Glenn Plummer, Darren Star, and Igors Rausis. After him are Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Eva Grimaldi, Dimitris Saravakos, Agneta Andersson, George Lopez, and Tatiana de Rosnay. Among people deceased in 1998, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 305. Before him are Dan Osman, Tommy Flowers, Sam Balter, Daniel Massey, E. M. S. Namboodiripad, and Valerie Hobson. After him are Hammond Innes, Gennady Yevryuzhikhin, Justin Fashanu, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Josephine Hutchinson, and Lalita Pawar.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 814 out of 1,190. Before him are Gerard Plessers (1959), Koen Casteels (1992), Tia Hellebaut (1978), Vital Borkelmans (1963), Roger Laurent (1913), and Greg Van Avermaet (1985). After him are Bradley Wiggins (1980), Bernard de Dryver (1952), André Saeys (1911), Thierry Rey (1959), David Goffin (1990), and Déborah François (1987).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Rudy Dhaenens ranks 59. Before him are Remco Evenepoel (2000), Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955), Etienne De Wilde (1958), Frank Hoste (1955), Eddy Planckaert (1958), and Greg Van Avermaet (1985). After him are Bradley Wiggins (1980), Daniel Willems (1956), Peter Van Petegem (1970), Wouter Weylandt (1984), Sven Nys (1976), and Edwig Van Hooydonck (1966).

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