Georges Pintens
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Full name | Georges Pintens |
Born | Antwerp, Belgium | 15 October 1946
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Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Georges Pintens (born 15 October 1946 in Antwerp) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Belgium who excelled at one-day classic races during the 1960s and 1970s.
Pintens most successful year was in 1971 when he captured the Belgian classic, Gent–Wevelgem, and the overall title at the Tour de Suisse but finished second to Eddy Merckx at Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
In 1974, Pintens returned to win Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
Major results
- 1969 – Mann-Grundig
- 1970 – Mann-Grundig
- 1st, Amstel Gold Race
- 1971 – Hertekamp-Magniflex
- 1st, Gent–Wevelgem
- 1st overall, Tour de Suisse
- 2nd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1972 – Van Cauter-Magniflex-de Gribaldy
- 1st, GP Kanton Aargau
- 1973 – Rokado
- 1st, Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 1st, Ruta del Sol
- 1st, Prologue, Tour of Belgium
- 1974 – MIC-Ludo-de Gribaldy
- 1st, Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1975 – Maes-Watney
- 1976 – Miko-de Gribaldy-Superia
- 1st, Stage, Vuelta a España
Tour de France record
- 1968 – 12th overall and 1st, Stage 12 (Pau > Saint-Gaudens)
- 1970 – 10th overall
External links
- Georges Pintens at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Georges Pintens
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- Belgian Tour de France stage winners
- Cyclists from Antwerp
- Belgian Vuelta a España stage winners
- Tour de Suisse stage winners
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- Belgian cycling biography, 1940s birth stubs