Freddy Maertens
Belgian cyclist · Belgium · On the map · Athletes · Born 1952 · age 74
Freddy Maertens is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist who was twice world road race champion. Maertens' career swung between winning more than 50 races in a season to winning almost none and then back again. His life has been marked by debt and alcoholism. It took him more than two decades to pay a tax debt.
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Michel Pollentier Teammate at Flandria, 1973-1978
Marc Demeyer Teammate at Flandria, 1972-1979
Walter Godefroot Teammate at Flandria, 1973-1975
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Ronald De Witte Teammate at Flandria, 1973-1975
Wilfried David Teammate at Flandria, 1973-1975- René Bittinger Teammate at Flandria, 1977-1979
Herman Beysens Teammate at Flandria, 1976-1978- Pol Verschuere Teammate at Flandria, 1976-1979
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At one point early in his career, between the 1976 Tour and 1977 Giro, Maertens won 28 out of 60 Grand Tour stages that he entered before abandoning the Giro due to injury on stage 8b. He achieved eight Tour stage wins, thirteen Vuelta stage wins and seven Giro stage wins in less than one calendar year.
