Herman Vanspringel

Herman Vanspringel
Vanspringel in 2013
Personal information
Full nameHerman Vanspringel
NicknameMonsieur Bordeaux–Paris
Born(1943-08-14)14 August 1943
Ranst, Belgium
Died22 August 2022(2022-08-22) (aged 79)
Grobbendonk, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter, Time Trial
Professional teams
1965Dr Mann
1966–1970Mann–Grundig
1971–1972Molteni
1973Rokado
1974MIC–Ludo–De Gribaldy
1975–1976Flandria–Velda
1977IJsboerke–Colnago
1978–1979Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia
1980–1981Safir–Ludo
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Points classification (1973)
5 individual stages (1967, 1968, 1969, 1971)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1971)
Gent–Wevelgem (1966)
Omloop Het Volk (1968)
Giro di Lombardia (1968)
Paris–Tours (1969)
À travers Lausanne (1969)
Bordeaux–Paris (1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981)
Brabantse Pijl (1970, 1974)
GP Union Dortmund (1971)
Meisterschaft von Zürich (1971)
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen (1974)

Other

Super Prestige Pernod International (1968)
Grand Prix des Nations (1969, 1970)
Interclubs team time trial (1972)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 Imola Elite Men's Road Race

Herman Vanspringel (14 August 1943 – 25 August 2022), also spelled Herman Van Springel, was a Belgian road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region. He achieved podium finishes in all three of the grand tours with second place in the 1968 Tour de France[1] and 1971 Giro d'Italia,[2] and third place in the 1970 Vuelta a España.[3] He wore the maillot jaune during four stages of the 1968 Tour de France and for three stages in 1973.

  1. ^ "Clasificaciones" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 July 1968. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Gosta Pettersson Gano El "Giro"" [Gosta Pettersson wins the "Tour"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 1971. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ "XX V Vuelta Ciclista a España – Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 May 1970. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2022.