Claude Criquielion
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Competitor for .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1984 Barcelona | Elite Men's Road Race | |
Claude Criquielion (born January 11, 1957 in Lessines, Hainaut) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1979 and 1990. In 1984, Criquielion became the world road race champion and donned the rainbow jersey and gold medal in Barcelona, Spain at the UCI World Cycling Road Championships.
[edit] Major achievements
[edit] Victories
- 1983
- Clásica de San Sebastián
- 1984
World Cycling Championship- GP Eddy Merckx
- 1985
- La Flèche Wallonne
- 1986
- Tour de Romandie including climbers and combined classifications
- GP du Midi Libre
- 1987
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1988
- GP du Midi Libre
- Critérium des As
- 1989
- La Flèche Wallonne
- 1990
- Belgium National Cycling Championship
[edit] Tour de France results
- 1990 – 9th overall
- 1989 – 36th overall
- 1988 – 14th overall
- 1987 – 11th overall
- 1986 – 5th overall
- 1985 – 18th overall
- 1984 – 9th overall
- 1983 – 18th overall
- 1981 – 9th overall
- 1980 – 13th overall
- 1979 – 9th overall
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Greg LeMond |
World Road Racing Champion 1984 |
Succeeded by Joop Zoetemelk |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Eddy Annys |
Belgian Sportsman of the Year 1984 |
Succeeded by Gaston Rahier Vincent Rousseau |
