Albert Van Vlierberghe
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Albert Van Vlierberghe
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| Full name | Albert Van Vlierberghe | ||
| Born | 18 March 1942 Belsele, Belgium |
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| Died | 20 December 1991 (aged 49) Sint-Niklaas, Belgium |
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| Infobox last updated on 14 July 2008 |
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Albert Van Vlierberghe (Belsele, 18 March 1942 — Sint-Niklaas, 20 December 1991) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Van Vlierberghe won three stages in the Tour de France, and three stages in the Giro d'Italia.
In his 1999 book, Breaking the Chain: Drugs and Cycling, the True Story, Belgian sports physiotherapist Willy Voet described an incident involving Van Vlierberghe that occurred during the 1979 Deutschland Tour. Voet, then the soigneur with Van Vlierberghe's team, Flandria, claims that Van Vlierberghe, "a decent Belgian racer but with no taste for the hills," asked Voet to drive him ahead of his fellow racers to avoid a six-mile stretch of hill in the course. Voet claims that Van Vlierberghe slipped back into the race without being detected and went on to place sixth on the stage. Voet used the incident to defend his assertion that for many professional riders at the time, cheating was "a way of life."[1]
Palmarès
- 1963
Belgium National Amateur Road Race Championship- 1966
- Mere
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 7
- Westouter
- Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
- Belsele - Puivelde
- Strombeek-Bever
- 1967
- Kemzeke
- Kortrijk
- Malderen
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 9
- 1968
- Belsele - Puivelde
- Kustpijl
- Stekene
- Zwijnaarde
- 1969
- Hannut
- Oostakker
- Sint-Martens-Lierde
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 5
- Tre Province
- 1970
- Flèche Rebecquoise
- Harelbeke - Poperinge - Harelbeke
- 1970
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 16
- 1971
- Alassio
- GP E5
- Hannut
- Harelbeke - Poperinge - Harelbeke
- Houthulst
- Omloop van de Fruitstreek Alken
- Sassari - Cagliari
- Sint-Gillis-Waas
- Waasmunster
- Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 1C
- 1972
- Brussel - Meulebeke
- De Panne
- 1972
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 9
- Hannut
- Maria-Aalter
- Ottignies
- Sinaai
- 1973
- Grand Prix de Wallonie
- Lokeren
- 1974
- Bankprijs
- Oostakker
- Sinaai
- Zele
- Ninove
- 1975
- Belsele - Puivelde
- Bilzen
- 1976
- Zwevezele
- 1977
- Kortemark
- Zele
- 1978
- Baasrode
- 1980
- Baasrode
- Belsele
References
- ^ Voet, Willy (1999 (2002 in English)). Breaking the Chain: Drugs and Cycling, the True Story. London: Random House UK. pp. 53. ISBN 978-0-224-06117-9. http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Chain-Drugs-Cycling-Story/dp/0224061178.
External links
- Albert Van Vlierberghe profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Albert Van Vlierberghe
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