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1959 – 1969

In a span of six years, Rik van Looy won the Tour of Flanders twice and Paris-Roubaix three times. He was the absolute patron of the peloton until a new cycling god appeared on the scene in 1966: Eddy Merckx. The torch transfer was not without a struggle. Merckx accused Van Looy in the media of sucking wheels and the fence was gone. The battle culminated in the 1968 Tour of Flanders, when Rik found an ally in Walter Godefroot. He was the only one who was able to beat Merckx in the cobbled classics at the time.

English Nederlands
  • Originally Aired March 1, 2010
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network VRT CANVAS
  • On Other Sites IMDB
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