As Johan Museeuw sat on the threshold of a possible fourth win in Paris-Roubaix, de Vlaeminck was asked how he felt regarding Museeuw equaling his record.
de Vlaeminck responded, I have won the Milan-San Remo thee times, Tirreno–Adriatico six time, twenty two stages in the Giro d’Italia as well as the points classification three times. If Museeew wins in Roubaix next week, he will not have equaled my palmarès.
Roger de Vlaeminck was a baller.
Image source: oli-roadworks.blogspot.com/2010/09/spring-has-sort-of-sprung.html.
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Cheers guys! I consider it a great honour to be name-checked on one of my all-time favourite websites…
Oli, yours is a very good website. The honesty, the openness, your family, your fears, trials and tribulations. There is a lot to read, a lot to look at, and lot to learn. And, of course, the bikes. Best of luck with everything. And, keep up the good work.
If it’s about bikes and them that rides ’em and loves ’em, I’m there.
…having grown up to appreciate cycling in the era of the phenomenal eddy merckx, who was THE poster boy of racing at the time, i tended to favor this ‘other’ belgian rider i was learning about…
…roger de vlaeminck…predominant ‘classics’ winner, belgian national road champion several times, amateur & pro cyclo-cross world champion in the ‘off season’, consistent stage winner of major tours…
…hmmm…seemed all right with me even if he wasn’t winning ‘grand tours’ like eddy but man, the guy was hard & damn, lookit those palmares…
…‘the gypsy’, roger de vlaeminck rode cinelli ‘criterium bend’ handlebars…i got me some…
…short, fascinating anthology of the man…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_De_Vlaeminck
I dunno. From that pic, I’d say dude know’s what he wants.
…you’re absolutely right, gnomer…i was young n’ dumb & i guess i didn’t understand the differentiation at the time…
Hell. I say he looks like any other talented prick.