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Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post-war period, nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals (after the small Belgian city where he lived). He was twice world professional road race champion, and was the first cyclist to win all five 'Monuments': the most prestigious one-day classics – a feat since achieved by just two others (both also Belgians: Roger De Vlaeminck and Eddy Merckx). With 379 road victories he's second to Merckx only. He is ninth on the all-time list of Grand Tour stage winners with thirty-seven victories.

Rik Van Looy
Van Looy in 1962
Personal information
Full nameHenri Van Looy
NicknameRik II
Keizer van Herentals
Born (1933-12-20) 20 December 1933 (age 88)
Grobbendonk, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics Specialist
Sprinter
Professional teams
1953–1954l'Avenir
1953–1954Gitane–Hutchinson
1954Touring
1954Bianchi–Pirelli
1955Van Hauwaert–Maes Pils
1956–1961Faema–Guerra
1962Flandria–Faema–Clément
1963G.B.C.–Libertas
1964–1966Solo–Superia
1967–1970Willem II–Gazelle
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Points classification (1963)
7 individual stages (1963, 1965, 1969)
Giro d'Italia
Mountain classification (1960)
12 individual stages (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962)
Vuelta a España
Points Classification (1959, 1965)
18 individual stages (1958, 1959, 1964, 1965)

One-day races and Classics

Road Race World Championships (1960, 1961)
Belgian National Road Race Championship (1958, 1963)
Milan–San Remo (1958)
Tour of Flanders (1959, 1962)
Paris–Roubaix (1961, 1962, 1965)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1961)
Giro di Lombardia (1959)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki Team road race
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
1960 Karl Marx StadtRoad race
1961 BernRoad race
1956 CopenhagenRoad race
1963 RonseRoad race
1953 LuganoAmateur's Road Race

Career


Van Looy in 2010
Van Looy in 2010

Van Looy rose to prominence when he won the Belgian amateur road championship in 1952. He repeated the victory the following year, adding third place in the world title race the same year, before turning professional. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the team road race event.[1]

A powerful sprinter, Van Looy won two races in what was left of his first professional season (1953), and 20 more over the next couple of seasons. In 1956, his victories included Gent–Wevelgem and Paris–Brussels, plus two stages and overall victory in the Tour of the Netherlands. He also won a silver medal in the world road race championship, behind his countryman Rik Van Steenbergen. He repeated his Gent–Wevelgem and Tour of the Netherlands victories in 1957, and in 1958 won the season's opening classic, Milan–San Remo.

1959 saw Van Looy take the early-season Tour of Flanders and the autumn classic, the Giro di Lombardia. In between, he scored another 38 victories, including three stages of the Vuelta a España (finishing third overall and winner of the points competition) and four stages of the Giro d'Italia (for 4th overall).

In 1960, he scored the first of two consecutive victories in the world road race championship, but Classic victories eluded him. However, he made up for this in 1961, winning both Paris–Roubaix and Liège–Bastogne–Liège – making him the first rider to take all five 'Monuments' – as well as retaining his rainbow world title jersey, and taking three stages, plus the mountains competition, in the Giro.

Van Looy scored two more Classic wins in 1962 (Paris–Roubaix, Tour of Flanders), took another Gent–Wevelgem, and two more Giro stages. In 1963 Van Looy rode the Tour de France, taking four stages en route to victory in the points competition and a 10th place on general classification; he also grabbed a silver in the world title race. In the latter race, held in Ronse in his native Belgium, he was beaten in the sprint by his countryman Benoni Beheyt. Van Looy, starting the sprint too early, did not take this defeat lightly. This race has remained memorable in the history of Belgian cycling.

In 1965, he scored 42 victories including Paris–Roubaix, and eight stages of the Vuelta on his way to his second third place overall (his highest placing in a Grand Tour). For good measure, he also took two stages in the Tour de France.

During the final years of his career (1966–1970), Van Looy's road performances began to fade, as the new Belgian star Eddy Merckx rose to prominence, but he still grabbed second in the 1967 Paris–Roubaix, won La Flèche Wallonne in 1968, and took a stage of the 1969 Tour de France. His rivalry with Eddy Merckx reached the height of sabotage of Merckx in the world championships in 1969.[2]

Van Looy was also a star on the track, winning 11 Six-day races. His first came in Brussels in 1957, his last in Antwerp in 1968. For nine of these victories, he was paired with Dutchman Peter Post.


Major results



Road


1952
National Road Championships
1st Amateur road race
Olympic Games
1st Team road race
1953
National Road Championships
1st Amateur road race
UCI Road World Championships
3rd Amateur road race
1954
1st Roubaix–Huy
1st Driedaagse van Antwerpen
1st Berchem
2nd Tour of Belgium
1955
1st Omloop Oost-Vlaanderen
1956
UCI Road World Championships
2nd Road race
National Road Championships
1st  Belgium Interclubs road race
1st Overall Tour of the Netherlands
1st stages 3, 4b and 6
1st Gent–Wevelgem
1st Paris–Brussels
1st Scheldeprijs
1st De Drie Zustersteden
Winner Driedaagse van Antwerpen
1st stages 2a and 2b
1st GP van Brasschaat
2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
2nd Circuit des Régions Fruitières
1957
1st Overall Tour of the Netherlands
1st stages 2, 3a, 3b and 6a
1st Coppa Bernocchi
1st Gent–Wevelgem
1st Scheldeprijs
1st Schaal Sels-Merksem
1st Omloop Oost-Vlaanderen
1st GP van Brasschaat
Driedaagse van Antwerpen
1st stages 3a and 3b
2nd Classica Sarda
2nd Circuit des Trois Provinces
3rd Circuit of Houtland
1958
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st  Belgium interclubs road race
Vuelta a España:
1st stages 4, 5b, 6, 9 and 10
3rd Giro di Sardegna
1st stage 3
Vuelta a Levante
1st stages 1, 3, 4 and 8
1st Milan–San Remo
1st Coppa Bernocchi
1st Milano-Mantova
1st Paris–Brussels
2nd Driedaagse van Antwerpen
1st stage 3
2nd Gent-Wevelgem
2nd Omloop Het Volk
3rd Paris-Roubaix
3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
1959
Giro d'Italia
1st stages 1, 5, 11 and 14
4th place overall classification
Vuelta a España
1st stages 1B, 8, 9 and 11
3rd place overall classification
Winner poins classification
1st Overall Giro di Sardegna
1st stages 2, 4 and 6
1st Championship of Flanders – Koolskamp
1st Paris–Tours
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Vuelta a Levante
1st stages 2, 6, 7
1st Giro di Lombardia
1st Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st GP Stad Vilvoorde
1st Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt
3rd Super Prestige Pernod
1960
UCI Road World Championships
1st Road race
Giro d'Italia
1st stages 7B, 8 and 11
4th place overall classification
Winner mountains classification
Driedaagse van Antwerpen
1st stage 2a
2nd Sassari-Cagliari
2nd Week-end ardennais
3rd Tour of Flanders
1961
UCI Road World Championships
1st Road race
Giro d'Italia
1st stages 13, 15 and 17
7th place overall classification
1st Overall Tour of Belgium
1st stages 4a and 4b
Giro di Sardegna
1st stages 2 and 6
Paris-Nice
1st stages 7 and 8
1st Paris–Roubaix
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st Critérium des As
1st Bol d'or des Monédières [fr]
1st Week-end ardennais
2nd Milan-San Remo
3rd Super Prestige Pernod
1962
Tour de France
1st stage 2b
Giro d'Italia
1st stages 9 and 11
1st Overall Giro di Sardegna
1st stages 3 and 5b
Paris-Nice
1st stages 7b and 9b
1st Gent–Wevelgem
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Paris–Roubaix
1st Grand Prix du Parisien
Tour of Belgium
1st stages 3 and 4a
1st Critérium de Boulogne-sur-Mer
1963
UCI Road World Championships
2nd Road race
National Road Championships
1st Road race
Tour de France
1st stages 2, 8, 13 and 21
10th place overall classification
Winner points classification
Winner combativity award
Giro di Sardegna
1st stage 4
2nd overall classification
Paris-Nice
1st stages 1, 4 and 8
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st stages 2 and 5
1st Boucles de l'Aulne
1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
2nd Paris Roubaix
3rd Paris–Nice
1964
1st Overall Paris–Luxembourg
1st stage 2
1st Boucles de l'Aulne
Tour of Belgium
1st stage 4
Vuelta a España
1st stage 2
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st stage 4b
1st Harelbeke-Antwerpen-Harelbeke
1st Bruxelles-Meulebeke
2nd Paris–Brussels
2nd Paris–Tours
2nd Championship of Flanders
3rd Gent-Wevelgem
1965
Tour de France:
1st stages 1 and 19
Vuelta a España
1st stages 1, 2, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15 and 17
Winner poins classification
3rd place overall classification
Tour de Luxembourg
1st stages 1, 2b and 4
1st Overall Giro di Sardegna
1st stages 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6
1st Harelbeke-Antwerpen-Harelbeke
1st Paris–Roubaix
1st Elfstedenronde
1st Classica Sarda
Tour du Sud-Est
1st stage 4b
Tour of Belgium
1st stage 2
1st Bruxelles-Meulebeke
1st Flèche enghiennoise
1966
Paris-Nice
1st stage 4
Tour de Luxembourg
1st stage 3
Tour of the Netherlands
1st stage 2
3rd place overall classsification
1st Harelbeke-Antwerpen-Harelbeke
1st Circuit des Régions Fruitières
2nd Paris-Tours
3rd Paris-Brussels
1967
Tour de France
1st stage 5
1st Paris–Tours
Giro di Sardegna
1st stage 2
Paris-Nice
1st stage 4
1st Circuit des Régions Fruitières
2nd Paris–Roubaix
2nd Circuit of Houtland
2nd Flèche enghiennoise
1968
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Critérium de Boulogne-sur-Mer
2nd Flèche enghiennoise
3rd Championship of Flanders
3rd Halle–Ingooigem
1969
Tour de France:
1st stage 4
1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
1st Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne

Track


1953
1st Omnium of Antwerp
1954
1st Omnium of Brussels
1st Omnium of Rocourt
3rd Six Days of Brussels (with Lucien Acou)
1957
1st Six Days of Brussels (with Willy Vannitsen)
1958
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Reginald Arnold)
1st Omnium of Milan
1st Omnium of Gent
1st Omnium of Zurich
1st Omnium of Brussels
1959
1st Omnium of Paris
1st Omnium of Gent
1st Omnium of Brussels
1st Omnium of Rocourt
1960
1st Six Days of Berlin (with Peter Post)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Peter Post)
2nd Six Days of Brussels (with Peter Post)
2nd Six Days of Frankfurt (with Peter Post)
1961
1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Willy Vannitsen & Peter Post)
1st Six Days of Cologne (with Peter Post)
1st Six Days of Brussels (with Peter Post)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Peter Post)
2nd National track madison Championship (with Edgard Sorgeloos)
2nd National track omnium Championship
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Peter Post)
2nd Six Days of Frankfurt (with Peter Post)
3rd Six Days of Zürich (with Peter Post)
1962
1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Oscar Plattner & Peter Post)
1st Six Days of Berlin (with Peter Post)
1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Peter Post)
UEC European Track Championships
2nd Madison (with Peter Post)
3rd Derny
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Peter Post)
3rd Six Days of Milan (with Peter Post)
1963
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Rik van Steenbergen)
3rd Six Days of Zürich (with Rik van Steenbergen)
1964
1st Omnium of Ostend
1st Omnium of Rocourt
1965
1st Omnium of Ostend
1st Omnium of Valenciennes
1st Omnium of Rocourt
1st Omnium of Brussels
1968
1st National track madison Championship (with Patrick Sercu)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Patrick Sercu)
2nd Six Days of Antwerp (with Fritz Pfenninger & Peter Post)
1969
1st National track madison Championship (with Patrick Sercu)
1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Peter Post & Patrick Sercu)
1970
3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz & Theo Verschueren)

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На других языках


- [en] Rik Van Looy

[es] Rik Van Looy

Henrik "Rik" Van Looy (Grobbendonk, 20 de diciembre de 1933), apodado L'Empereur d'Herentals y Rik II (por el hecho de considerarse sucesor de Rik Van Steenbergen),[cita requerida] fue un ciclista belga, profesional entre los años 1953 y 1970, durante los cuales logró más de 400 victorias. Era un poderoso esprínter, participante tanto en pruebas de carretera como de pista.

[it] Rik Van Looy

Rik Van Looy, nome completo Hendrik Van Looy (Grobbendonk, 20 dicembre 1933), è un ex ciclista su strada, pistard e dirigente sportivo belga.

[ru] Ван Лой, Рик

Рик ван Лой (нидерл. Rik van Looy; род. 20 декабря 1933 (1933-12-20), Гроббендонк) — бельгийский шоссейный и трековый велогонщик, сильнейший классик своего поколения. Ван Лой стал первым победителем всех пяти монументальных однодневок, он дважды выигрывал чемпионат мира и 37 раз этапы супермногодневок. Олимпийский чемпион 1952 года в командной гонке.



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