Georges Pintens

Belgian cyclist

Georges Pintens

Wielrenners in aktie, Georges Pintens, Bestanddeelnr 923-4697

Personal information
Full name| Georges Pintens
Born|  (1946-10-15) 15 October 1946 (age 78)
Antwerp, Belgium
Team information
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

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1969 - Mann-Grundig

* 1st, Rund um den Henninger Turm

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

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* 1968 - 12th overall and 1st, Stage 12 (Pau > Saint-Gaudens)
* 1970 - 10th overall

## External links

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* Georges Pintens at Cycling Archives (archived)
* Official Tour de France results for Georges Pintens

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Liège–Bastogne–Liège winners

1880–1899

* 1892:  Léon Houa (BEL)
* 1893:  Léon Houa (BEL)
* 1894:  Léon Houa (BEL)
* 1895: Race not held
* 1896: Race not held
* 1897: Race not held
* 1898: Race not held
* 1899: Race not held

1900–1919

* 1900: Race not held
* 1901: Race not held
* 1902: Race not held
* 1903: Race not held
* 1904: Race not held
* 1905: Race not held
* 1906: Race not held
* 1907: Race not held
* 1908:  André Trousselier (FRA)
* 1909:  Victor Fastre (BEL)
* 1910: Race not held
* 1911:  Joseph Van Daele (BEL)
* 1912:  Omer Verschoore (BEL)
* 1913:  Maurits Moritz (BEL)
* 1914: not held due to World War I
* 1915: not held due to World War I
* 1916: not held due to World War I
* 1917: not held due to World War I
* 1918: not held due to World War I
* 1919:  Léon Devos (BEL)

1920–1939

* 1920:  Léon Scieur (BEL)
* 1921:  Louis Mottiat (BEL)
* 1922:  Louis Mottiat (BEL)
* 1923:  René Vermandel (BEL)
* 1924:  René Vermandel (BEL)
* 1925:  Georges Ronsse (BEL)
* 1926:  Dieudonné Smets (BEL)
* 1927:  Maurice Raes (BEL)
* 1928:  Ernest Mottard (BEL)
* 1929:  Alfons Schepers (BEL)
* 1930:  Hermann Buse (GER)
* 1931:  Alfons Schepers (BEL)
* 1932:  Marcel Houyoux (BEL)
* 1933:  François Gardier (BEL)
* 1934:  Theo Herckenrath (BEL)
* 1935:  Alfons Schepers (BEL)
* 1936:  Albert Beckaert (BEL)
* 1937:  Éloi Meulenberg (BEL)
* 1938:  Alfons Deloor (BEL)
* 1939:  Albert Ritserveldt (BEL)

1940–1959

* 1940: not held due to World War II
* 1941: not held due to World War II
* 1942: not held due to World War II
* 1943:  Richard Depoorter (BEL)
* 1944: not held due to World War II
* 1945:  Jean Engels (BEL)
* 1946:  Prosper Depredomme (BEL)
* 1947:  Richard Depoorter (BEL)
* 1948:  Maurice Mollin (BEL)
* 1949:  Camille Danguillaume (FRA)
* 1950:  Prosper Depredomme (BEL)
* 1951:  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
* 1952:  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
* 1953:  Alois De Hertog (BEL)
* 1954:  Marcel Ernzer (LUX)
* 1955:  Stan Ockers (BEL)
* 1956:  Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
* 1957:  Frans Schoubben & Germain Derycke (BEL)
* 1958:  Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
* 1959:  Fred De Bruyne (BEL)

1960–1979

* 1960:  Albertus Geldermans (NED)
* 1961:  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
* 1962:  Jef Planckaert (BEL)
* 1963:  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
* 1964:  Willy Blocklandt (BEL)
* 1965:  Carmine Preziosi (ITA)
* 1966:  Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
* 1967:  Walter Godefroot (BEL)
* 1968:  Valere Van Sweevelt (BEL)
* 1969:  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
* 1970:  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
* 1971:  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
* 1972:  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
* 1973:  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
* 1974:  Georges Pintens (BEL)
* 1975:  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
* 1976:  Joseph Bruyère (BEL)
* 1977:  Bernard Hinault (FRA)
* 1978:  Joseph Bruyère (BEL)
* 1979:  Dietrich Thurau (FRG)

1980–1999

* 1980:  Bernard Hinault (FRA)
* 1981:  Josef Fuchs (SUI)
* 1982:  Silvano Contini (ITA)
* 1983:  Steven Rooks (NED)
* 1984:  Sean Kelly (IRL)
* 1985:  Moreno Argentin (ITA)
* 1986:  Moreno Argentin (ITA)
* 1987:  Moreno Argentin (ITA)
* 1988:  Adri van der Poel (NED)
* 1989:  Sean Kelly (IRL)
* 1990:  Eric Van Lancker (BEL)
* 1991:  Moreno Argentin (ITA)
* 1992:  Dirk De Wolf (BEL)
* 1993:  Rolf Sørensen (DEN)
* 1994:  Eugeni Berzin (RUS)
* 1995:  Mauro Gianetti (SUI)
* 1996:  Pascal Richard (SUI)
* 1997:  Michele Bartoli (ITA)
* 1998:  Michele Bartoli (ITA)
* 1999:  Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL)

2000–2019

* 2000:  Paolo Bettini (ITA)
* 2001:  Oscar Camenzind (SUI)
* 2002:  Paolo Bettini (ITA)
* 2003:  Tyler Hamilton (USA)
* 2004:  Davide Rebellin (ITA)
* 2005:  Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ)
* 2006:  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
* 2007:  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
* 2008:  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
* 2009:  Andy Schleck (LUX)
* 2010:  Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ)
* 2011:  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
* 2012:  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)
* 2013:  Dan Martin (IRL)
* 2014:  Simon Gerrans (AUS)
* 2015:  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
* 2016:  Wout Poels (NED)
* 2017:  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
* 2018:  Bob Jungels (LUX)
* 2019:  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)

2020–2039

* 2020:  Primož Roglič (SLO)
* 2021:  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
* 2022:  Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
* 2023:  Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
* 2024:  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)

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