Roger De Vlaeminck

Roger De Vlaeminck

De Vlaeminck in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Roger De Vlaeminck
Nickname	The Gypsy
Born	(1947-08-24) 24 August 1947 Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Rider type	Classics specialist
Professional teams
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1983	Gios–Clement
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Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (1970) Giro d'Italia Points classification (1972, 1974, 1975) 22 individual stages (1972-1979) Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (1984) Stage races Tirreno–Adriatico (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977) One-day races and Classics Omloop Het Volk (1969, 1979) Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1970) Paris–Roubaix (1972, 1974, 1975, 1977) Milan–San Remo (1973, 1978, 1979) Giro di Lombardia (1974, 1976) Tour of Flanders (1977) National Road Race Championships (1969, 1981) Cyclo-cross World Cyclo-cross Championships (1975) National Cyclo-cross Championships (1974, 1975, 1978)
Medal record Representing Belgium Men's cyclo-cross World Championships 1975 Melchnau Elite race 1974 Bera Elite race Men's road bicycle racing World Championships 1975 Yvoir Elite road race

Roger De Vlaeminck (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔʒe də ˈvlamɪŋk]; born 24 August 1947) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as "The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation". Nicknamed “The Gypsy” because he was born into a family of traveling clothiers, he is known for exploits in the cobbled classic Paris–Roubaix race, but his performances in other “Monument” races gave him a record that few can match. His record in Paris–Roubaix earned him another nickname, “Monsieur Paris–Roubaix” (English: “Mr. Paris–Roubaix“).

Early life and amateur career

De Vlaeminck was born on 24 August 1947 in the East Flanders town of Eeklo, His first love was football. At the age of 16 he debuted for F.C. Eeklo. He could have made a career in the sport, however his elder brother Erik was having success as a pro cyclist and this persuaded Roger to try cycling. He raced as a junior in 1965, gaining one win, but 1966 saw 25 victories. Roger and Erik spent their winters riding cyclo-cross and in 1968 in Luxembourg Erik became world professional champion and Roger the amateur champion on the same day. Roger eventually took the professional title in 1975.

In 1968 De Vlaeminck rode the road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico and finished 18th.

Professional career

De Vlaeminck attempting to defend his Tour of Flanders title in 1978

De Vlaeminck turned professional at the start of the 1969 season with Flandria-Declerck and won the Omloop "Het Volk" in his first race. De Vlaeminck's career ran parallel with Eddy Merckx and he battled for ascendancy with Merckx throughout his career. De Vlaeminck rode Paris–Roubaix on 14 occasions, winning four times (1972, 1974, 1975, 1977), finished second four times, third once, fifth once, sixth once, seventh twice and abandoned only in 1980. His skill as a cyclo-cross rider made him an expert on the cobbles of northern France which the race crosses. De Vlaeminck used the early season Italian stage race Tirreno–Adriatico as training for the spring classics. He dominated the race between 1972 and 1977, winning every edition and taking 15 stages. His six victories are the most of all time and no other rider has won the race more than twice.

De Vlaeminck is one of only three riders to have won all five 'Monuments of Cycling' (i.e., Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and the Giro di Lombardia). The other two are fellow Belgians Rik van Looy and Eddy Merckx. All total De Vlaeminck won 11 Monument races, and finished in the top ten on an additional 25 occasions. The only major one-day race he did not win was the world road race championship, his best performance was second to Dutchman Hennie Kuiper in 1975.

He rode three Tours de France, winning stage 6 in 1970 between Amiens and Valenciennes. He took the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia on three occasions as well as 22 stages overall including seven stages in 1975. He took a stage win in the Vuelta a España in his final season in 1984. His career lasted 15 years (he retired in 1984) and he had 257 victories.

Post-career

De Vlaeminck (left) with former professional cyclists Etienne De Wilde and Lucien Van Impe at a criterium in Aalst, Belgium in 2008

De Vlaeminck, who lives on a farm in Kaprijke, is still in cycling. He has been coaching cyclo-cross riders. In April 2004 he quit his job as coach to the John Saey-Deschacht team in Belgium to spend more time with his family, However he was tempted back to the sport in November 2004 as advisor to the Zimbabwe team as it prepared for the world championship in St. Wendel, Germany, at the end of January 2005.

De Vlaeminck is known for firm opinions about cycling and is often consulted by journalists. In particular, he criticizes the trend to have multiple leaders in a team. That, he says, means the best racers share important races between them. De Vlaeminck is also known for his harsh opinion of Tom Boonen, calling him unworthy of equaling his Paris-Roubaix record of 4 wins, claiming cycling isn't as hard as it used to be. This led to the meme "In den tijd van Roger De Vlaeminck ..." ("in the days of Roger De Vlaeminck") where De Vlaeminck was attributed to doing all kinds of unrealistic stuff.

Career achievements

Major results

Source:

1967

1st Stage 4 Amateur Tour of Belgium

1st Stage 4 Tour de la province de Namur

7th Road race, UCI Road World Amateur Championships

1968

1st UCI Amateur CX World Championships

1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships

1st Overall Amateur Tour of Belgium

1st Stage 8

1st La Flèche Ardennaise

10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

1st Points classification

1st Stages 10a & 10b

1969

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Omloop Het Volk

1st Brussels–Ingooigem

1st Stage 3 Tour of Belgium

1st Omloop Schelde-Durme

2nd Milan–San Remo

2nd Gent–Wevelgem

2nd Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne

3rd Züri–Metzgete

3rd Bruxelles-Meulebeke

5th Paris–Roubaix

6th La Flèche Wallonne

1970

1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

1st Grote Scheldeprijs

1st Druivenkoers Overijse

1st Omloop van het Houtland

1st Stage 6 Tour de France

2nd Paris–Roubaix

2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

3rd Bruxelles-Meulebeke

5th Paris–Tours

8th Omloop Het Volk

1971

1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk

1st Stage 2

1st La Flèche Wallonne

1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

1st Four Days of Dunkirk

1st Stage 2

1st Six Days of Ghent (with Patrick Sercu)

2nd Gent–Wevelgem

3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

3rd Brabantse Pijl

4th Overall Tour de Suisse

1st Stage 3

7th Paris–Roubaix

8th Giro di Lombardia

1972

1st Madison (with Patrick Sercu), National Track Championships

1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Stages 4 & 5b

1st Paris–Roubaix

1st Milano–Torino

1st Coppa Placci

1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

1st Druivenkoers Overijse

3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami

4th Paris–Tours

4th Trofeo Laigueglia

7th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Points classification

1st Stages 6, 15, 18 & 19a

10th Sassari–Cagliari

1973

1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Stage 5a

1st Milan–San Remo

Giro d'Italia

1st Stages 2, 11 & 13

1st Giro di Toscana

1st Trofeo Matteotti

1st Boucles de l'Aulne

2nd Giro di Lombardia

2nd Paris–Tours

2nd Coppa Bernocchi

2nd Omloop Het Volk

2nd Trofeo Laigueglia

2nd Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne

3rd Milano–Torino

4th Coppa Placci

7th Paris–Roubaix

8th Brabantse Pijl

1974

1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Stage 5

1st Paris–Roubaix

1st Giro di Lombardia

Giro d'Italia

1st Points classification

1st Stage 4

1st Giro del Veneto

1st Milano–Torino

1st Druivenkoers Overijse

1st Coppa Placci

1st Giro della Sicilia

1st Stage 2 Giro di Puglia

1st National CX Championships

2nd UCI World CX Championships

2nd Giro dell'Emilia

2nd Paris–Brussels

2nd La Flèche Wallonne

2nd Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria

2nd Overall Super Prestige Pernod International

3rd Milan–San Remo

3rd Coppa Agostoni

3rd Gent–Wevelgem

3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie

4th Giro del Lazio

7th Paris–Tours

1975

1st UCI World CX Championships

1st National CX Championships

1st Overall Tour de Suisse

1st Points classification

1st Prologue & Stages 1, 3, 5, 9 & 10

1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Stages 2, 4 & 5

1st Paris–Roubaix

1st Züri–Metzgete

1st Coppa Agostoni

1st Giro del Lazio

1st Trofeo Pantalica

1st Critérium des As

1st Omloop van Neeroeteren

2nd Road race, Road World Championships

2nd Paris–Tours

2nd Milano–Torino

2nd Druivenkoers Overijse

2nd Trofeo Laigueglia

2nd Overall Super Prestige Pernod International

4th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Points classification

1st Stages 4, 6, 7b, 10, 11, 18 & 20

4th Giro di Lombardia

4th Grote Scheldeprijs

4th Omloop Het Volk

5th Tre Valli Varesine

7th Giro dell'Emilia

8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1976

1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Stages 3, 4 & 5b

1st Overall Volta a Catalunya

1st Prologue & Stages 2 & 4

1st Overall Giro di Sardegna

1st Stages 1b & 5

1st Giro di Lombardia

1st Giro dell'Emilia

Giro d'Italia

1st Stages 2, 5, 8 & 16

1st Giro del Lazio

1st Coppa Agostoni

1st Gran Premio di Montelupo

1st Stage 3 Giro di Puglia

1st Classica Sarda

2nd Overall Tour de Romandie

1st Stage 5a

2nd Tre Valli Varesine

2nd Grote Scheldeprijs

2nd Züri–Metzgete

3rd Paris–Roubaix

4th Tour of Flanders

5th Coppa Placci

6th Gent–Wevelgem

6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

7th Milan–San Remo

1977

1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Stages 2 & 3

1st Paris–Roubaix

1st Tour of Flanders

1st Giro del Piemonte

2nd Milan–San Remo

2nd Overall Super Prestige Pernod International

4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

4th Paris–Tours

4th Paris–Brussels

6th Amstel Gold Race

6th Coppa Bernocchi

8th Omloop Het Volk

7th Tre Valli Varesine

1978

1st National CX Championships

1st Milan–San Remo

1st Druivenkoers Overijse

Giro di Sardegna

1st Points classification

1st Stages 1 & 5

1st Giro del Friuli

1st Stage 4 Giro di Puglia

1st Classica Sarda

2nd Paris–Roubaix

3rd Giro del Lazio

5th Coppa Agostoni

6th Gent–Wevelgem

8th Züri–Metzgete

8th Brabantse Pijl

10th Tour of Flanders

10th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

1979

1st Overall Giro di Puglia

1st Stages 1, 2 & 3

1st Overall Four Days of Dunkirk

1st Stages 4a & 5b

1st Milan–San Remo

Giro d'Italia

1st Stages 2, 9 & 12

1st Omloop Het Volk

1st Stage 5a Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Milano–Vignola

2nd Paris–Roubaix

2nd Gent–Wevelgem

3rd Overall Giro del Trentino

1st Stage 1

3rd Tre Valli Varesine

4th Züri–Metzgete

7th Coppa Ugo Agostoni

10th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

1980

1st Overall Giro di Sardegna

1st Stages 1, 2a, 4 & 5

1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca

1st Prologue & Stages 1 & 4

Tirreno–Adriatico

1st Stages 1 & 2

1st Trofeo Laigueglia

1st Stage 1 Four Days of Dunkirk

1st Profronde van Stiphout

4th Tour of Flanders

5th Milan–San Remo

5th Omloop Het Volk

5th Coppa Bernocchi

6th Grote Scheldeprijs

6th Coppa Agostoni

7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

1981

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Paris–Brussels

1st Brabantse Pijl

1st Profronde van Stiphout

Tour de Suisse

1st Stages 2 & 3a

Paris–Nice

1st Stages 2a & 4

1st Omloop van de Grensstreek

2nd Milan–San Remo

2nd Paris–Roubaix

2nd Amstel Gold Race

2nd Overall Super Prestige Pernod International

3rd Trofeo Laigueglia

5th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

6th Tour of Flanders

1982

1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Patrick Sercu)

2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

6th Paris–Roubaix

7th Overall Three Days of De Panne

7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

7th Trofeo Laigueglia

1984

1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España

1st Giro di Campania

3rd Milano–Torino

Monuments results timeline

Source:

Monument	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982
Milan–San Remo	2	—	—	12	1	3	31	7	2	1	1	5	2	13
Tour of Flanders	—	—	—	13	17	30	11	4	1	10	12	4	6	25
Paris–Roubaix	5	2	7	1	7	1	1	3	1	2	2	—	2	6
Liège–Bastogne–Liège	22	1	—	—	—	11	8	—	4	—	—	—	—	7
Giro di Lombardia	—	—	8	—	2	1	4	1	15	—	15	—	—	—

Records

• Most Tirreno Adriatico wins: 6 in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977
• Most Paris-Roubaix wins: 4 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1977 (record shared with Tom Boonen)
• Most Druivenkoers Overijse wins: 4 1970, 1972, 1974 and 1978 (record shared with Björn Leukemans)

Awards and honours

• Mendrisio d'Or: 1975
• Winner of 7 of the 8 Classic cycle races (shared with Eddy Merckx). Rik van Looy won all 8.
• Union Cycliste Internationale Hall of Fame: 2002
• UCI Top 100: 19th place
• Procyclingstats.com - All Time Wins Ranking: 3rd place (161 wins, shared with Mario Chipollini)
• CyclingRanking - Overall ranking: 8th place

See also

• List of riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours
• Belgium at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
• Belgium at the UCI Road World Championships
• Cycling records
• A Sunday in Hell
• List of Belgians

References

• Fotheringham, William (2003). A Century of Cycling: The Classic Races and Legendary Champions. London: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-0-7603-1553-8. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
• Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill (2011). Historical Dictionary of Cycling. Historical Dictionaries of Sports. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7175-5. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

Further reading

• Luchon, Raphael (1978). Roger De Vlaeminck. Silsden, UK: Kennedy Brothers. ASIN B0007C86H0.

External links

• Roger De Vlaeminck at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Complete palmares (in French)
• Roger De Vlaeminck at Olympics.com
• Roger De Vlaeminck at Olympedia (archive)