- Van Steenbergen, Henrik
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▪ 2004“Rik”Belgian cyclist (b. Sept. 9, 1924, Arendonck, Belg.—d. May 15, 2003, Antwerp, Belg.), during a 24-year career (1943–66), won more than 900 professional races, including three world road-racing championships (1949, 1956, 1957) and eight classics—the Tour of Flanders (1944, 1946), Paris–Roubaix (1948, 1952), Flèche Wallonne (1949, 1958), Paris–Brussels (1950), and Milan–San Remo (1954). An indefatigable all-rounder, Van Steenbergen also won 25 grand-tour stages, finishing second in the 1951 Tour of Italy (Giro d'Italia), and 40 six-day track races.
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Universalium. 2010.