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Stan Ockers

1920 - 1956

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Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 – 1 October 1956) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that Grand Tour in 1955 and 1956. In 1955 he won the Classic "Ardennes double" by winning La Flèche Wallonne and the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in the same year. At this time, the races were run on successive days as "Le Weekend Ardennais". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stan Ockers is the 57th most popular cyclist (up from 60th in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 424th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Stan Ockers ranks 57 out of 1,613. Before him are Freddy Maertens, Roger Pingeon, Romain Maes, Gastone Nencini, Henry Hansen, and Roger Walkowiak. After him are Ercole Baldini, Guido Messina, Briek Schotte, Fiorenzo Magni, Erik De Vlaeminck, and Herman Van Springel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Stan Ockers ranks 175. Before him are Walter Krupinski, Giuseppe Colombo, Bert Williams, Viveca Lindfors, Lassie Lou Ahern, and Josip Manolić. After him are Georg Ots, Michel Audiard, Yang Kyoungjong, Julien Ries, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, and Knut Nordahl. Among people deceased in 1956, Stan Ockers ranks 104. Before him are Marcel Griaule, Frigyes Riesz, Victor Young, George Sarton, Walter Gieseking, and Heinrich Barkhausen. After him are Eduardo Lonardi, Jean Hersholt, Henri Callot, Samad Vurgun, Louis Rosier, and Meghnad Saha.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Stan Ockers ranks 396 out of 1,190. Before him are Léon Delacroix (1867), Emmanuel Foulon (1871), Denis Calvaert (1540), Joris Hoefnagel (1542), Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), and Adriaen van Utrecht (1599). After him are Johnny Galecki (1975), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Alexander De Croo (1975), Daniel Van Buyten (1978), Gustaaf Wappers (1803), and Aelbrecht Bouts (1450).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Stan Ockers ranks 15. Before him are Odile Defraye (1888), Léon Scieur (1888), Walter Godefroot (1943), Sylvère Maes (1909), Freddy Maertens (1952), and Romain Maes (1912). After him are Briek Schotte (1919), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Herman Van Springel (1943), Lucien Buysse (1892), Maurice De Waele (1896), and Marcel Kint (1914).

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