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597:1st Stage 3
591:1st Stage 1
585:1st Stage 2
568:1st Overall
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1838:1980 births
1699:Vandenbergh
1667:Vandenbergh
1651:Vansummeren
1480:Braeckevelt
1313:Vansummeren
1265:D'Hollander
1206:Campenaerts
1150:Van Petegem
947:13 December
897:14 November
714:Paris–Tours
550:6th Doha GP
545:1st Stage 5
408:podium girl
309:UCI ProTeam
258:Grand Tours
164:(stagiaire)
1817:Categories
1780:2020–2023
1766:Degrendele
1756:2016–2017
1721:2018–2021
1705:2014–2016
1574:2017–2019
1560:Planckaert
1558:2014–2015
1518:2007–2009
1486:2002–2003
1431:2020–2021
1425:Van Wilder
1407:2016–2017
1377:Van Hoecke
1319:2004–2005
1289:Van Goolen
1271:1997–1998
1228:2022–2023
1220:2020–2021
1196:2014–2017
1172:2008–2011
1156:2004–2006
1134:Verbrugghe
1100:1995–1997
778:References
631:Paris–Nice
389:collarbone
343:Tom Boonen
316:Tom Boonen
251:Major wins
231:Quick-Step
191:Lotto–Domo
120:Discipline
72:1980-09-30
1683:Vanendert
1643:Steegmans
1504:De Cauwer
1417:Evenepoel
1409:Lambrecht
1353:Boeckmans
1345:Bakelants
1230:Evenepoel
1214:Evenepoel
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312:Lidl–Trek
227:2011–2014
197:2007–2008
187:2003–2006
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1801:De Wilde
1723:Declercq
1691:De Weert
1635:Hulsmans
1576:Lefevere
1568:De Weert
1552:Lefevere
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1528:Sergeant
1520:Bruyneel
1512:Lefevere
1496:Lefevere
1488:Bruyneel
1472:Bruyneel
1468:Lefevere
1385:Decraene
1305:De Weert
1281:Hulsmans
1222:Van Aert
1094:Herygers
848:6 August
642:Stage 21
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1782:Kopecky
1758:D'Hoore
1715:Vermote
1441:Segaert
1401:De Plus
1361:Eijssen
1174:Gilbert
1142:Museeuw
1102:Museeuw
1086:Museeuw
1078:De Wolf
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825:22 June
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1182:Boonen
1166:S. Nys
1158:Boonen
1126:Tchmil
1110:Steels
990:2 July
802:7 July
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1799:2023
1772:2019
1764:2018
1737:2023
1729:2022
1713:2017
1697:2013
1689:2012
1681:2011
1675:Aerts
1673:2010
1665:2009
1659:Aerts
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1263:1996
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1255:1995
1247:1994
1212:2019
1204:2018
1188:2013
1180:2012
1164:2007
1148:2003
1140:2002
1132:2001
1124:2000
1116:1999
1108:1998
1092:1994
1084:1993
1076:1992
919:3 May
131:Rider
1774:Cant
992:2012
970:2015
949:2014
921:2010
899:2009
876:2009
850:2009
827:2009
804:2008
769:4th
760:2014
751:2012
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736:2011
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