Eric Leman
Belgian cyclist
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Eric Leman (born 17 July 1946) is a former professional road racing cyclist from West Flanders, Belgium. He won the prestigious Tour of Flanders three times.[1]
Leman in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Leman |
| Born | 17 July 1946 Ledegem, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1968–1971 | Flandria |
| 1972 | Bic |
| 1973 | Peugeot–BP–Michelin |
| 1974 | MIC–Ludo–De Gribaldy |
| 1975 | Alsaver-Jeunet-De Gribaldy |
| 1976 | Zoppas–Splendor |
| 1977 | Carpenter-Splendor |
| Major wins | |
| Tour of Flanders (1970, 1972, 1973) Tour de France, 5 stages Vuelta a España, 1 stage Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (1968) | |
Major results
- 1968
- 1st, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1st, Porto–Lisboa
- 1st, Stage 2, Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st, Stage 21, Tour de France
- 1969
- 1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1st, Stage 3, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Stages 1, 2, 5 and 7, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de France
- 1970
- 1st, GP Briek Schotte
- 1st, Tour of Flanders
- 1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Stage 1 and 3b, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st, Prologue, Tour of Belgium
- 1971
- 1st, Gullegem Koerse
- 1st, Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1st, Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen
- 1st, Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 1st, Stage 1a and 5a, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st, Stages 1, 2a and 4, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Prologue B and Stage 2, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st, Stage 1a, 6a and 7, Tour de France
- 1972
- 1st, Tour of Flanders
- 1st, Stage 4, Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st, Stages 1 and 3, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour of Belgium
- 1973
- 1st, Tour of Flanders
- 1st, Stage 2b, Paris–Nice
- 1974
- 1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice
- 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a España
- 1975
- 1st, Stage 1, Paris–Nice
- 1976
- 1st, Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
- 1977
- 1st, Stage 4, Vuelta a Aragón
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