Rik Van Looy
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 90 |
Date of birth | December 20,1933 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Grobbendonk |
Belgium | |
Olympic_medals | Cycling At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Team Road Race |
Other names | Rik II, Keizer van Herentals |
Did you know | Rik Van Looy has won the sixth-most stages at all three cycling Grand Tours (37). |
Job | Professional Road Racing Cyclist |
Current team | Retired |
Nicknam | Herentals |
Van Steenbergen | |
Olympic medal | Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race |
Teammates | André Noyelle |
Robert Grondelaers | |
Lucien Victor | |
Gold medal | Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 609868 |
Rik Van Looy Life story
Henri "Rik" Van Looy is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post-war period. Nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals, he dominated the classic cycle races in the late 1950s and first half of the ‘60s.