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485:Scheldeprijs
460:9th Overall
409:4th Overall
298:
278:
254:
246:Roger Decock
245:
244:
178:Faema–Guerra
76:(2020-05-30)
46:Roger Decock
23:Roger Decock
18:
1770:2020 deaths
1765:1927 births
1599:Peter Sagan
1586:(2013–2014)
1567:Nick Nuyens
1554:(2008–2009)
1538:(2005–2006)
1511:Andrea Tafi
1273:Eddy Merckx
1260:(1972–1973)
1233:Eddy Merckx
1209:Edward Sels
1169:Tom Simpson
1094:Wim van Est
1081:(1949–1951)
1017:(1940–1941)
995:Karel Kaers
942:(1931–1932)
915:Jan Mertens
875:Heiri Suter
522:Paris-Tours
504:Roubaix–Huy
441:Roubaix–Huy
265:Wim Van Est
255:Decock won
74:30 May 2020
1759:Categories
1575:Tom Boonen
1535:Tom Boonen
1257:Eric Leman
1241:Eric Leman
1193:Rudi Altig
867:LĂ©on Devos
811:Paul Deman
682:(in Dutch)
652:References
462:Paris-Nice
366:Paris-Nice
315:Kattekoers
257:Paris–Nice
224:Paris–Nice
218:Major wins
93:Discipline
57:1927-04-20
1635:2020–2039
1488:2000–2019
1317:1980–1999
1201:Jo de Roo
1185:Noël Foré
1154:1960–1979
1007:1940–1959
844:1920–1939
804:1900–1919
491:Road race
478:) & 5
174:1956–1958
148:1951–1954
83:, Belgium
66:, Belgium
1348:Jan Raas
1305:Jan Raas
1265:Cees Bal
364:Overall
299:Sources
798:winners
81:Aarsele
1677:(2024)
1669:(2023)
1661:(2022)
1653:(2021)
1645:(2020)
1626:(2019)
1618:(2018)
1610:(2017)
1602:(2016)
1594:(2015)
1578:(2012)
1570:(2011)
1562:(2010)
1546:(2007)
1530:(2004)
1522:(2003)
1514:(2002)
1506:(2001)
1498:(2000)
1479:(1999)
1471:(1998)
1463:(1997)
1455:(1996)
1447:(1995)
1439:(1994)
1431:(1993)
1423:(1992)
1415:(1991)
1407:(1990)
1399:(1989)
1391:(1988)
1383:(1987)
1375:(1986)
1367:(1985)
1359:(1984)
1351:(1983)
1343:(1982)
1335:(1981)
1327:(1980)
1308:(1979)
1300:(1978)
1292:(1977)
1284:(1976)
1276:(1975)
1268:(1974)
1252:(1971)
1244:(1970)
1236:(1969)
1228:(1968)
1220:(1967)
1212:(1966)
1204:(1965)
1196:(1964)
1188:(1963)
1180:(1962)
1172:(1961)
1164:(1960)
1145:(1959)
1137:(1958)
1129:(1957)
1121:(1956)
1113:(1955)
1105:(1954)
1097:(1953)
1089:(1952)
1073:(1948)
1065:(1947)
1057:(1946)
1049:(1945)
1041:(1944)
1033:(1943)
1025:(1942)
998:(1939)
990:(1938)
982:(1937)
974:(1936)
966:(1935)
958:(1934)
950:(1933)
934:(1930)
926:(1929)
918:(1928)
910:(1927)
902:(1926)
894:(1925)
886:(1924)
878:(1923)
870:(1922)
862:(1921)
854:(1920)
835:(1919)
822:(1914)
814:(1913)
728:31 May
703:31 May
226:(1951)
64:Izegem
625:10th
544:10th
104:Rider
1716:stub
730:2020
705:2020
643:5th
640:1960
631:1959
622:1958
616:9th
604:1st
601:1957
595:8th
589:6th
583:6th
577:4th
574:1956
568:7th
559:4th
553:1st
550:1955
538:9th
532:8th
526:8th
520:7th
514:7th
502:2nd
496:2nd
489:2nd
483:1st
466:1954
454:9th
445:6th
439:5th
430:1953
424:7th
418:6th
400:2nd
394:1st
391:1952
385:9th
379:4th
370:1st
358:1st
355:1951
349:9th
343:9th
337:4th
328:1950
322:2nd
319:1949
313:2nd
307:1st
304:1948
287:and
233:1952
204:1961
194:1960
184:1959
166:1955
158:1954
138:1950
133:Bury
130:1949
122:1949
114:1946
101:Role
96:Road
71:Died
51:Born
758:at
749:at
476:ITT
252:.
1761::
721:.
696:.
1747:e
1740:t
1733:v
1722:.
788:e
781:t
774:v
732:.
707:.
235:)
231:(
59:)
55:(
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