• Thumbnail for Freddy Maertens
    Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist who was twice world road race champion. His career coincided with...
    61 KB (5,700 words) - 08:52, 11 June 2024
  • Belgian businessman Freddy Maertens (born 1952), Belgian cyclist Grégoire Maertens (born 1924), Belgian Esperantist Mathieu Maertens (born 1995), Belgian...
    684 bytes (117 words) - 16:47, 20 October 2019
  • Thumbnail for Points classification in the Tour de France
    after the end of 2023 Tour de France André Darrigade 1959 (22 stages) Freddy Maertens 1976 (27 stages) Some riders wore the jersey in some stages as second...
    38 KB (2,045 words) - 10:55, 30 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1976 Tour de France
    attacked and won the Tour. The revelation of the Tour however was Freddy Maertens, who in his first Tour won eight stages and the points classification...
    86 KB (6,424 words) - 02:48, 13 October 2024
  • total of 2,785 km (1,731 mi), and was won by Freddy Maertens of the Flandria cycling team. While Maertens dominated the race he won the General Classification...
    15 KB (340 words) - 01:55, 13 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
     Cyrille Guimard (FRA) 1973 Barcelona details  Felice Gimondi (ITA)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)  Luis Ocaña (ESP) 1974 Montreal details  Eddy Merckx (BEL)  Raymond...
    33 KB (406 words) - 04:29, 2 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sean Kelly (cyclist)
    compete with their team at the 1977 Paris–Nice as a domestique for Freddy Maertens. Maertens won the opening prologue and defended his leader's jersey throughout...
    111 KB (10,281 words) - 21:48, 18 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France
    won on Champs-Élysées. Only five times the green jersey wearer won: Freddy Maertens in 1976 first semi-stage and in 1981, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov in 1993...
    40 KB (2,390 words) - 20:51, 2 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Grand Tour (cycling)
    2003. The rider with the most Grand Tour stage wins in one season is Freddy Maertens who won 20 stages in 1977: 13 in the Vuelta a España and 7 in the Giro...
    78 KB (2,702 words) - 01:32, 7 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    win. Other notable winners include Eddy Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck, Freddy Maertens, Johan Museeuw, Philippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad...
    32 KB (1,339 words) - 13:34, 19 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Bruxelles–Meulebeke
    Looy and Eddy Merckx. The record of victories, however, belongs to Freddy Maertens. The race has always been won by Belgian riders. The last part of this...
    3 KB (80 words) - 13:46, 2 August 2024
  • contenders: Eddy Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck (the previous year's winner), Freddy Maertens, and Francesco Moser, each with their supporting riders (the domestiques)...
    5 KB (392 words) - 01:41, 5 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sprinter (cycling)
    the 1930 Tour de France, still a record (shared with Eddy Merckx and Freddy Maertens). A year later, Pélissier battled with Italian sprinter Raffaele di...
    16 KB (1,895 words) - 21:13, 3 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Romelu Lukaku
    Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston...
    167 KB (14,138 words) - 10:52, 14 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for David Goffin
    Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston...
    66 KB (6,625 words) - 02:07, 16 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kevin De Bruyne
    Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston...
    188 KB (14,536 words) - 08:59, 18 October 2024
  • van Linden Rokado 1974  Italy Francesco Moser Filotex 1975  Belgium Freddy Maertens Flandria–Carpenter 1976  Belgium Ronald Dewitte Brooklyn 1977  Netherlands...
    29 KB (1,073 words) - 20:00, 6 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tour de France
    single year: Charles Pélissier (1930), Eddy Merckx (1970, 1974), and Freddy Maertens (1976). Mark Cavendish has the most mass finish stage wins with 35...
    172 KB (18,555 words) - 06:16, 4 October 2024
  • between 1973 and 1980. Gimondi's record time lasted until 1975 when Freddy Maertens won the race in what was then a record average speed for a professional...
    24 KB (1,571 words) - 19:08, 2 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Eden Hazard
    Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston...
    214 KB (19,175 words) - 19:52, 12 September 2024
  • to seven 2nd and three 3rd places)  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (1970, 1974)  Freddy Maertens (BEL) (1976, in addition to four 2nd and two 3rd places) Mark Cavendish...
    48 KB (2,510 words) - 01:16, 26 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Eddy Merckx
    Retrieved 27 May 2012. "<<Condizionale>> per Merckx Maertens e altri quattro" [<<Conditional>> for Merckx Maertens and four others] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian)...
    146 KB (15,359 words) - 17:13, 13 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Charles De Ketelaere
    Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston...
    19 KB (1,148 words) - 07:53, 18 October 2024
  • y Maertens al frente" [All the "aces", with Merckx and Maertens at the helm] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1977. p. 26. "Maertens no...
    6 KB (298 words) - 03:35, 1 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for 2024 Vuelta a España
    Fuente (ESP) 1975:  Agustín Tamames (ESP) 1976:  José Pesarrodona (ESP) 1977:  Freddy Maertens (BEL) 1978:  Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1979:  Joop Zoetemelk (NED)...
    49 KB (746 words) - 07:35, 17 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Remco Evenepoel
    Fuente (ESP) 1975:  Agustín Tamames (ESP) 1976:  José Pesarrodona (ESP) 1977:  Freddy Maertens (BEL) 1978:  Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1979:  Joop Zoetemelk (NED)...
    70 KB (5,321 words) - 03:16, 17 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Thibaut Courtois
    Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston...
    88 KB (7,265 words) - 07:06, 17 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Belgium national under-21 football team
    Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston...
    28 KB (328 words) - 17:46, 17 October 2024
  • with the exception of the mountains competition: he finished second. Freddy Maertens in 1977 echoed a similar domination to that demonstrated by Merckx...
    73 KB (6,858 words) - 06:03, 6 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Flandria (cycling team)
    become leader of his own team. After Van Looy's retirement, Belgian Freddy Maertens took over the leadership mantle, famous for his rivalry with Eddy Merckx...
    4 KB (281 words) - 02:14, 6 October 2024