In a career that spanned a successful decade from the late 1950 onwards, Van Looy was the unchallenged No. 1 star in Belgium before he gave way to the rise of Eddy Merckx
Rik Van Looy, one of the greatest one-day cyclists who won two world championships as well as eight “monument” classics, has died, the Belgian cycling federation announced Wednesday. He was 90.
In a career that spanned a successful decade from the late 1950 onwards, he was the unchallenged No. 1 star in Belgium before he had to give way to the rise of Eddy Merckx, arguably the greatest cyclist of all time. Among the monument classics, he won Paris-Roubaix three times, the Ronde of Flanders twice and Milan San Remo, the Tour of Lombardy and Liege-Bastogne-Liege once. Winning the grand slam is especially tough in cycling since each classic demands specific qualities, be it sprinting, climbing or dealing with cobblestones.Van Looy’s world titles came in 1960 and 1961.
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