René Martens
Belgian cyclist
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | René Martens |
| Born | (1955-05-27) 27 May 1955 (age 69) Hasselt, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1978 | C&A |
| 1979 | Flandria–Ça va seul |
| 1980–1983 | DAF Trucks–Lejeune |
| 1984 | Teka |
| 1985–1986 | Fagor |
| 1987 | S.E.F.B.–Gipiemme |
| 1988–1989 | AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday |
| 1990 | IOC–Tulip Computers |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
One-day races and Classics
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René Martens (Hasselt, 27 May 1955) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He notably won the 1982 Tour of Flanders and a stage of the 1981 Tour de France. He also competed in 13 Grand Tours, with his best finish being 24th overall in the 1982 Tour de France.
Major results
- 1976
- 1st Overall Tour de Liège
- 1st Stages 4 (ITT) & 5
- 1st Triptyque Ardennaise
- 1st Internatie Reningelst
- 2nd Flèche Ardennaise
- 2nd Seraing–Aachen–Seraing
- 1977
- 1st Flèche Ardennaise
- 1st Circuit du Hainaut
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix François Faber
- 1st Stage 2b
- 10th Overall Trophée de l'Avenir
- 1978
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 5th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 8th Paris–Brussels
- 1979 (2 pro wins)
- 1st Stages 4b (ITT) & 5 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 8th Paris–Brussels
- 1980
- 2nd Scheldeprijs
- 9th De Kustpijl
- 10th GP Eddy Merckx
- 1981 (1)
- 1st Stage 9 Tour de France
- 3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 7th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1982 (1)
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Flèche Hesbignonne
- 4th GP Stad Zottegem
- 5th GP Eddy Merckx
- 10th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1983 (1)
- 1st Schaal Sels
- 2nd Druivenkoers-Overijse
- 7th Coppa Bernocchi
- 8th Grand Prix Cerami
- 1984
- 8th Bordeaux–Paris
- 1985 (1)
- 1st Bordeaux–Paris
- 1986
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingprijs
- 9th Bordeaux–Paris
- 1987
- 1st Flèche Hesbignonne
- 4th Bordeaux–Paris
External links
- René Martens at Cycling Archives
- René Martens at ProCyclingStats
- René Martens at CycleBase
- Official Tour de France results for René Martens
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Tour of Flanders winners
- Paul Deman (1913)
- Marcel Buysse (1914)
- (1915–1918, not held)
- Henri Vanlerberghe (1919)
- Jules Vanhevel (1920)
- René Vermandel (1921)
- Léon Devos (1922)
- Heiri Suter (1923)
- Gerard Debaets (1924)
- Julien Delbecque (1925)
- Denis Verschueren (1926)
- Gerard Debaets (1927)
- Jan Mertens (1928)
- Joseph Dervaes (1929)
- Frans Bonduel (1930)
- Romain Gijssels (1931–1932)
- Alphonse Schepers (1933)
- Gaston Rebry (1934)
- Louis Duerloo (1935)
- Louis Hardiquest (1936)
- Michel D'Hooghe (1937)
- Edgard De Caluwé (1938)
- Karel Kaers (1939)
- Achiel Buysse (1940–1941)
- Briek Schotte (1942)
- Achiel Buysse (1943)
- Rik Van Steenbergen (1944)
- Sylvain Grysolle (1945)
- Rik Van Steenbergen (1946)
- Emiel Faignaert (1947)
- Briek Schotte (1948)
- Fiorenzo Magni (1949–1951)
- Roger Decock (1952)
- Wim van Est (1953)
- Raymond Impanis (1954)
- Louison Bobet (1955)
- Jean Forestier (1956)
- Fred De Bruyne (1957)
- Germain Derycke (1958)
- Rik Van Looy (1959)
- Arthur Decabooter (1960)
- Tom Simpson (1961)
- Rik Van Looy (1962)
- Noël Foré (1963)
- Rudi Altig (1964)
- Jo de Roo (1965)
- Edward Sels (1966)
- Dino Zandegù (1967)
- Walter Godefroot (1968)
- Eddy Merckx (1969)
- Eric Leman (1970)
- Evert Dolman (1971)
- Eric Leman (1972–1973)
- Cees Bal (1974)
- Eddy Merckx (1975)
- Walter Planckaert (1976)
- Roger De Vlaeminck (1977)
- Walter Godefroot (1978)
- Jan Raas (1979)
- Michel Pollentier (1980)
- Hennie Kuiper (1981)
- René Martens (1982)
- Jan Raas (1983)
- Johan Lammerts (1984)
- Eric Vanderaerden (1985)
- Adri van der Poel (1986)
- Claude Criquielion (1987)
- Eddy Planckaert (1988)
- Edwig Van Hooydonck (1989)
- Moreno Argentin (1990)
- Edwig Van Hooydonck (1991)
- Jacky Durand (1992)
- Johan Museeuw (1993)
- Gianni Bugno (1994)
- Johan Museeuw (1995)
- Michele Bartoli (1996)
- Rolf Sørensen (1997)
- Johan Museeuw (1998)
- Peter Van Petegem (1999)
- Andrei Tchmil (2000)
- Gianluca Bortolami (2001)
- Andrea Tafi (2002)
- Peter Van Petegem (2003)
- Steffen Wesemann (2004)
- Tom Boonen (2005–2006)
- Alessandro Ballan (2007)
- Stijn Devolder (2008–2009)
- Fabian Cancellara (2010)
- Nick Nuyens (2011)
- Tom Boonen (2012)
- Fabian Cancellara (2013–2014)
- Alexander Kristoff (2015)
- Peter Sagan (2016)
- Philippe Gilbert (2017)
- Niki Terpstra (2018)
- Alberto Bettiol (2019)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2020)
- Kasper Asgreen (2021)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2022)
- Tadej Pogačar (2023)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2024)
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