Claude Cricquelion ( French Claude Criquielion , January 11, 1957 , Lessin , Belgium - February 18, 2015 , Aalst , Belgium ) - Belgian cyclist, world champion in road racing (1984).
 Claude Crickellon | |||
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| Citizenship |  Belgium | ||
| Date of Birth | January 11, 1957 | ||
| Place of Birth | Lessin , Belgium | ||
| Date of death | February 18, 2015 (58 years old) | ||
| Place of death | Aalst , Belgium | ||
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| Current team | completed his career | ||
| Specialization | road racing | ||
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| Major victories | |||
Flash Valon (1985, 1989) | |||
Biography
He began his professional career naked in 1979 with the Belgian cycling group Kas-Campagnolo. Until the end of his professional performances in late 1991, he was the winner in 57 races.
His biggest success was his victory at the World Professional Road Racing Championship among professionals in Barcelona (1984). An attempt to repeat this success at the World Championships in Ronse (1988), since he, being in the leading group, fell into a collision shortly before the finish line and became only 11th. about
In the 1979` / 90 seasons he was a member of the Tour de France , completed the race eleven times, including five times in the top ten. His best result at the Tour de France was fifth place (1986). The highest achievements in other races of the Big Tour were the third - in Vuelta (1980) and the seventh - in the Giro d'Italia (1989).
In 1987, the cyclist won the Tour of Flanders , in 1985 and 1989. - Flash Valon .
In 2000-2004 He served as Sports Director for Team Lotto. In 2005, he was the sports director of the Belgian cycling group Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, which was advocated by his son Mathieu.
Key achievements
- 1991
- Paris - Nice , 7th place
- Flash Valon , 2nd place
- Liege - Bastogne - Liege , 2nd place
- Flash Valon , 2nd place
- 1990
- Tour du Haut-Var, 2nd place
- Tour of Flanders , 8th place
- Giro di Lombardy , 6th place
- Belgian road racing champion
- Tour of Flanders , 8th place
- 1989
- E3 Harelbeke , 5th place
- Flash Valon , winner
- Amstel Gold Flight , 2nd place
- Giro d'Italia , 7th place
- Flash Valon , winner
- 1988
- Critérium des As, winner
- Ghent - Wevelgem , 5th place
- Amstel Gold Flight , 3rd place
- Zurich Championship , 8th place
- Ghent - Wevelgem , 5th place
- 1987
- Le Samyn , the winner
- Paris - Nice , 10th place
- Tour of Flanders , winner
- Flash Valon , 2nd place
- Liege - Bastogne - Liege , 3rd place
- Giro di Lombardy , 7th place
- Paris - Nice , 10th place
- 1986
- Grand Prix Midi Libri, winner
- Tour of Flanders , 8th place
- Flash Valon , 3rd place
- Liege - Bastogne - Liege , 4th place
- Amstel Gold Flight , 9th place
- Tour of Romandia , winner
- Tour of Flanders , 8th place
- 1985
- Tour of Flanders , 6th place
- Flash Valon , winner
- Liege - Bastogne - Liege , 2nd place
- Amstel Gold Flight , 8th place
- Flash Valon , winner
- 1984
- Grand Prix Eddie Merckx , winner
- Liege - Bastogne - Liege , 7th place
- Giro di Lombardy , 7th place
- World Champion Professional Team Race
- Liege - Bastogne - Liege , 7th place
- 1983
- Tour du Haut Var, 8th place
- Classic San Sebastian , winner
- 1982
- Paris - Nice , 5th place
- Brabantse Pale , winner
- Liege - Bastogne - Liege , 4th place
- Giro di Lombardy , 9th place
- Brabantse Pale , winner
Superflash Results
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | |
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| Tour de France | 9 | 13 | 9 | NK | 18 | 9 | 18 | five | eleven | 14 | 36 | 9 |
| Giro d'Italia | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | NA |
| Vuelta of Spain | NA | 3 | NA | NK | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| NA | Did not start |
| NK | Not classified |