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    Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of Team Telekom, later known as T-Mobile...
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    (24 October) (with Patrick Sercu) 1st Gent Omnium (1 November) (with Walter Godefroot) 1st Gent Omnium (7 November) (with Rik Van Steenbergen, Patrick Sercu...
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  • Bob Stapleton and Rolf Aldag. Former leaders included Olaf Ludwig, Walter Godefroot and Eddy Vandenhecke (managers), Luuc Eisenga (spokesperson) and Brian...
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     Walter Godefroot (BEL) (1/4)  Franco Bitossi (ITA) (1/2) 1968  Rudi Altig (FRG) (2/2)  Walter Godefroot (BEL) (2/4)  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (3/19)  Walter...
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    in the Bundeswehr of West Germany Walter Giardino (born 1960), Argentinian heavy metal guitarist Walter Godefroot (born 1943), Belgian road bicycle racer...
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    year in a row but finished second in the points classification behind Walter Godefroot by five points. The previous year only one rider was able to keep him...
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    Looy. Youngsters Eddy Merckx, Peter Post, Herman Van Springel, and Walter Godefroot all joined at early stages of their career, although some such as Merckx...
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    controversy heightened even more, when Maertens and third-place finisher Walter Planckaert tested positive for doping and were both disqualified. The 1980s...
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    Paris-Paris stage of 25 laps (163.5 kilometres (101.6 mi)). The Belgian Walter Godefroot won the sprint and Bernard Thévenet received the yellow jersey from...
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    241  Walter Godefroot (BEL) 219  Jan Janssen (NED) 200 1969  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 244  Jan Janssen (NED) 149  Marinus Wagtmans (NED) 136 1970  Walter Godefroot (BEL)...
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    Sicily. In 1995, Ullrich turned professional for the Telekom team under Walter Godefroot. Ullrich was inconspicuous in his first 18 months as a professional...
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    1966  France Jacques Anquetil Ford France–Hutchinson 1967  Belgium Walter Godefroot Flandria–De Clerck 1968  Belgium Valere Van Sweevelt Smith's 1969  Belgium...
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    Willy Bocklant (1964) Carmine Preziosi (1965) Jacques Anquetil (1966) Walter Godefroot (1967) Valère Van Sweevelt (1968) Eddy Merckx (1969) Roger De Vlaeminck...
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    Eddy Merckx in the Vicinity of a Cup of Coffee, starring Merckx and Walter Godefroot In the 1973 comedy film The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, Merckx was...
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  • competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy, Walter Godefroot and Greg Van Avermaet. The record of victories, however, belongs to...
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  •  Belgium Walter Godefroot 1971  Belgium Herman Van Springel 1972  Belgium Willy Van Neste 1973  Belgium André Dierickx 1974  Belgium Walter Godefroot 1975...
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  • roll of honor includes the successes of Marcel Kint, Rik Van Looy, Walter Godefroot and Iljo Keisse. The record of victories, however, belongs to Alfred...
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  • Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune 1968  Belgium Eddy Merckx Faema 1969  Belgium Walter Godefroot Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger 1970  Belgium Eddy Merckx Faemino–Faema 1971...
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  • sponsor was juice drink brand Capri-Sun (‹See Tfd›German: Capri-Sonne). Walter Godefroot won the 1978 Tour of Flanders with the team. One of their subsponsors...
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    Maertens, Eddy Merckx, Sean Kelly, Joop Zoetemelk, Michel Pollentier, Walter Godefroot and Roger De Vlaeminck rode for Schotte at various points during their...
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    Masson Jr. 1946, 1947 André Vlayen 1956, 1957 Rik Van Looy 1958, 1963 Walter Godefroot 1965, 1972 Roger De Vlaeminck 1969, 1981 Michel Pollentier 1977, 1978...
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  • Lamot–Libertas 1966  Belgium Walter Godefroot Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 1967  Belgium Daniël Vanryckeghem Mann–Grundig 1968  Belgium Walter Godefroot Flandria–De Clerck...
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    5 5 July Nancy to Mulhouse 188 km (117 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Walter Godefroot (BEL) 6 6 July Mulhouse to Divonne-les-Bains 244.5 km (151.9 mi) Stage...
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  • Italy 1955–1963 4 5 4 13 Laurent Fignon France 1982–1992 2 9 2 13 Walter Godefroot Belgium 1967–1975 1 10 2 13 Hugo Koblet Switzerland 1950–1956 7 5 1...
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    Plain stage  Rik Van Linden (BEL) 22 20 July Paris to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 164 km (102 mi) Plain stage  Walter Godefroot (BEL) Total 4,000 km (2,485 mi)...
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  • competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Walter Godefroot. "Circuit des régions fruitières (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu...
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    favourites with him. Although Aimar was later dropped from that group, Godefroot, Janssen, Vanspringel, Bracke and Gandarias stayed at the front, while...
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    called the police. Lee Kam had been upset about marital problems. Walter Godefroot of Belgium won the 1978 Tour of Flanders classic cycle race. Born:...
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    points classification's green jersey changed hands between Leman, Walter Godefroot (Peugeot–BP–Michelin) and Karstens, respectively. Joop Zoetemelk became...
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    Errandonea (ESP) 1b 30 June Angers to Saint-Malo 185.5 km (115.3 mi) Plain stage  Walter Godefroot (BEL) 2 1 July Saint-Malo to Caen 180 km (110 mi) Plain stage  Willy...
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