Freddy Maertens was a Belgian professional racing cyclist and twice World Road Cycling Champion. In Italy in 1976, he won in front of Italians Francesco Moser and Tino Conti. In Prague in 1981, he beat Italian Giuseppe Saronni and France's Bernard Hinault. He was also second in the 1973 World Championship race. Maertens also won the 1977 Vuelta a España (taking more than half the stages: 13 in total), … Wikipedia
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