Herman Van Springel
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Herman Van Springel was a Belgian professional road cyclist renowned as a time-trial specialist and classics contender, notably finishing second in the 1968 Tour de France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herman Van Springel canonical | 1 |
| Van Springel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3979796 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Herman Van Springel Context triple: [Molteni, notableRider, Herman Van Springel]
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Georges Vantongerloo
Georges Vantongerloo was a Belgian abstract artist and sculptor associated with early 20th-century geometric abstraction and the De Stijl movement.
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César De Paepe
César De Paepe was a prominent 19th-century Belgian socialist thinker and physician who played a leading role in the early international labor movement.
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Hendrik van den Bergh
Hendrik van den Bergh was a 17th-century Dutch-born nobleman and military commander who served the Spanish Habsburgs during the Eighty Years' War.
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D.
Geert Bourgeois
Geert Bourgeois is a Belgian Flemish nationalist politician and former Minister-President of Flanders, known as a founding figure and key leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).
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E.
Johannes van den Bosch
Johannes van den Bosch was a 19th-century Dutch colonial administrator and military officer best known for his influential role in shaping economic and governance policies in the Dutch East Indies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Herman Van Springel Target entity description: Herman Van Springel was a Belgian professional road cyclist renowned as a time-trial specialist and classics contender, notably finishing second in the 1968 Tour de France.
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A.
Georges Vantongerloo
Georges Vantongerloo was a Belgian abstract artist and sculptor associated with early 20th-century geometric abstraction and the De Stijl movement.
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B.
César De Paepe
César De Paepe was a prominent 19th-century Belgian socialist thinker and physician who played a leading role in the early international labor movement.
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C.
Hendrik van den Bergh
Hendrik van den Bergh was a 17th-century Dutch-born nobleman and military commander who served the Spanish Habsburgs during the Eighty Years' War.
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D.
Geert Bourgeois
Geert Bourgeois is a Belgian Flemish nationalist politician and former Minister-President of Flanders, known as a founding figure and key leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).
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E.
Johannes van den Bosch
Johannes van den Bosch was a 19th-century Dutch colonial administrator and military officer best known for his influential role in shaping economic and governance policies in the Dutch East Indies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classics specialist
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human ⓘ professional road cyclist ⓘ time trial specialist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-08-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-08-25 ⓘ |
| discipline | road race ⓘ |
| familyName |
Herman Van Springel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Van Springel
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| fullName | Herman Van Springel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Herman ⓘ |
| GrandTourResult |
2nd overall Tour de France 1968
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3rd overall Giro d'Italia 1971 ⓘ 3rd overall Vuelta a España 1968 ⓘ |
| height | 1.82 m ⓘ |
| knownFor | finishing second overall in the 1968 Tour de France ⓘ |
| nationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| nickname | Monsieur Bordeaux–Paris ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one-day classics
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stage races ⓘ time trials ⓘ |
| numberOfBordeauxParisWins | 7 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Antwerp Province
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Belgium ⓘ Ranst ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Belgium ⓘ |
| professionalDebut | 1965 ⓘ |
| retirement | 1981 ⓘ |
| rodeForTeam |
Dr. Mann
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IJsboerke ⓘ Mann-Grundig ⓘ Molteni ⓘ Rokado ⓘ Safir ⓘ |
| role | rider ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| speciality | long-distance time trials ⓘ |
| sport | road cycling ⓘ |
| won |
Belgian National Road Race Championships
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surface form:
Belgian National Road Race Championships 1971
Belgian National Road Race Championships ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian National Road Race Championships 1973
Belgian National Road Race Championships ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian National Road Race Championships 1974
Belgian National Road Race Championships ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian National Road Race Championships 1975
Belgian National Road Race Championships ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian National Road Race Championships 1977
Belgian National Time Trial Championships ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian National Time Trial Championships 1995 (masters)
Bordeaux–Paris ⓘ Four Days of Dunkirk 1969 ⓘ Gent–Wevelgem ⓘ
surface form:
Gent–Wevelgem 1968
Giro di Lombardia ⓘ
surface form:
Giro di Lombardia 1968
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ⓘ
surface form:
Omloop Het Volk 1970
Paris–Tours 1969 ⓘ Tour of Belgium 1969 ⓘ Tour of Belgium 1973 ⓘ Tour of Belgium 1975 ⓘ Tour of Belgium 1977 ⓘ |
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Subject: Herman Van Springel Description of subject: Herman Van Springel was a Belgian professional road cyclist renowned as a time-trial specialist and classics contender, notably finishing second in the 1968 Tour de France.
Referenced by (2)
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