Rik Van Looy

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human professional cyclist road cyclist

Rik Van Looy is a legendary Belgian professional cyclist, nicknamed the "Emperor of Herentals," renowned for winning all five Monuments and multiple classics during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
professional cyclist ⓘ
road cyclist ⓘ
achievement won all five cycling Monuments ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Belgium ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1933-12-20 ⓘ
discipline road ⓘ
era 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
hasHonor cycling races named in his honor ⓘ
statue in Herentals ⓘ
isConsidered one of the greatest classics riders in cycling history ⓘ
isFrom Flanders ⓘ
languageSpoken Dutch ⓘ
nationality Belgian ⓘ
nickname Emperor of Herentals ⓘ
notableRival Eddy Merckx ⓘ
Jacques Anquetil ⓘ
Raymond Poulidor ⓘ
Tom Simpson ⓘ
placeOfBirth Grobbendonk ⓘ
residence Herentals ⓘ
role rider ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
specialization one-day classics ⓘ
sport road bicycle racing ⓘ
team Faema ⓘ
Flandria ⓘ
Solo–Superia ⓘ
won Amstel Gold Race ⓘ
Gent–Wevelgem ⓘ
Giro di Lombardia ⓘ
La Flèche Wallonne ⓘ
Liège–Bastogne–Liège ⓘ
Milan–San Remo ⓘ
Paris–Roubaix ⓘ
Paris–Tours ⓘ
Tour of Flanders ⓘ
UCI Road World Championships road race ⓘ
surface form: World Road Race Championships

points classification in the Tour de France ⓘ
stages of the Giro d'Italia ⓘ
stages of the Tour de France ⓘ
stages of the Vuelta a España ⓘ
worldChampionIn road race ⓘ

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Faema → notableRider → Rik Van Looy ⓘ
Faema cycling team → notableRider → Rik Van Looy ⓘ