Roger De Vlaeminck (Eeklo, 1947) was a professional cyclist from 1969 to 1984 and was a complete cyclist. He won on the road, on the track and even became cyclocross world champion. He won a total of 259 times on the road and 70 times in the field. He won all 5 monuments: Milan Sanremo, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Li\u00e8ge Bastogne Li\u00e8ge, Paris Roubaix and the Tour of Lombardy.<\/p>\n
His closest finish in one of the 3 Grand Tours is a 4th place in the 1975 Giro d'Italia. The only victory missing from Roger De Vlaeminck's impressive list of achievements is a world title. In 1975 he won the sprint for 2nd place after the Dutchman Hennie Kuiper crossed the finish line 17 seconds earlier as 1st.<\/p>\n Roger De Vlaeminck still has, together with Tom Boonen, the most number of victories in the hell classic Paris Roubaix, which earned him the nickname Monsieur Paris Roubaix. Another nickname was Le Gitane.<\/p>\n Rik Van Steenbergen (Arendonk, 1924 \u2013 2003) was a professional cyclist from 1942 to 1966 and won no fewer than 270 victories in his career. His nicknames were Rik I and Grote Rik. In 2004, a bronze bust of him was unveiled in his native village Arendonk.<\/p>\n Despite the fact that Rik was made for the classics, he took 2nd place in the 1951 Giro d'Italia behind Fiorenzo Magni. He also rode a lot on the track and won no less than 40 six-day races. The only monument that Rik Van Steenbergen did not win was Li\u00e8ge Bastogne Li\u00e8ge.<\/p>\n The Italian rider Francesco Moser (Pal\u00f9 di Giovo, 1951) was a professional cyclist from 1973 to 1988. He was also a complete rider, winning both classics and rounds. For example, he won the Giro d'Italia in 1984 by taking the leader's pink jersey in the final time trial from Laurent Fignon.<\/p>\n Moser was also the first to exceed 50 km\/h in an hour in Mexico City in 1984, breaking Eddy Merckx's cycling hour record, albeit on a completely different bike than Merckx in 1972.<\/p>\n Rik Van Looy (Grobbendonk, 1933 ) also called the Emperor of Herentals or Rik II, was undoubtedly more made for the classics than for the Grand Tours, but still achieved wonderful results in 1959 in the Giro d'Italia (4th place) and the Vuelta (3rd place).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vintagefiets.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roger-De-Vlaeminck.png\")
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4. Rik Van Steenbergen \u2013 270 victories<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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3. Francesco Moser \u2013 273 victories<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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2. Rik Van Looy \u2013 379 victories<\/strong><\/h2>\n