Martin Van Den Bossche
Belgian cyclist
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Van Den Bossche |
| Born | (1941-03-10) 10 March 1941 (age 83) Hingene, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Martin Van Den Bossche (born 10 March 1941) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Van Den Bossche finished in the top 10 of the Tour de France twice, and won the Mountains classification of the 1970 Giro d'Italia.
Major results
- 1963
- 4th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1964
- 1st Schaal Sels-Merksem
- 4th Grand Prix des Nations
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th GP Stad Zottegem
- 7th Grand Prix de Denain
- 1965
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 5th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 7th Grand Prix de Denain
- 9th GP Stad Zottegem
- 1966
- 2nd Grand Prix de Denain
- 9th Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 10th Overall Tour de France
- 1967
- 3rd Circuit des Frontières
- 3rd GP Stad Vilvoorde
- 8th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 1968
- 1st Stage 3a (TTT) Paris–Luxembourg
- 2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Giro di Lombardia
- 5th Tre Valli Varesine
- 6th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 8th Ronde van Limburg
- 1969
- 1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
- 2nd Overall À travers Lausanne
- 2nd Milano–Torino
- 3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
- 4th Giro di Lombardia
- 1970
- 2nd Druivenkoers Overijse
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 7th Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 9th Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 10th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1971
- 9th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 1972
- 1st Giro del Lazio
- 1st Stage 1a (ITT) Escalada a Montjuïc
- 4th Scheldeprijs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — |
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | DNF | — | 3 | — | 29 |
| Tour de France | 10 | 59 | — | 23 | 4 | — | 15 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Van Den Bossche.
- Martin Van Den Bossche at Cycling Archives
- Martin Van Den Bossche – official Tour de France results (archive)
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