| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edwig Van Hooydonck |
| Born | 4 August 1966 Ekeren, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1986 | Kwantum Hallen-Yoko |
| 1987–1989 | Superconfex-Yoko |
| 1990–1992 | Buckler |
| 1993–1994 | Wordperfect |
| 1995 | Novell |
| 1996 | Rabobank |
| Major wins | |
| Tour of Flanders (1989, 1991) Vuelta a España, 1 stage Brabantse Pijl (1987, 1991, 1993, 1995) | |
Edwig Van Hooydonck (born 4 August 1966 in Ekeren) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium. He won the prestigious Tour of Flanders twice and Brabantse Pijl four times. He retired from professional cycling because he felt he could no longer compete with other cyclists, who were at the time starting to dope themselves, without himself cheating too. At this time Erythropoietin (EPO) was becoming a widely used doping agent in the sport.[1][2]
One minor innovation in cycling credited to Van Hooydonk are three quarter length bibshorts. After he had aggravated a knee problem during the 1989 Tour of Flanders, he had cycling shorts made that stretched below the knee, as an alternative to bandaging the knee.[3][4]
Major results
- 1986
- 1st, Tour of Flanders U23
- 1987
- 1st, Brabantse Pijl
- 1st, Stage 5, Ronde van Nederland
- 1988
- 1st, Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st, Prologue
- 1st, Stage 4, Tour Méditerranéen
- 1989
- 1st, Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1st, Tour of Flanders
- 1990
- 1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1991
- 1st, Brabantse Pijl
- 1st, Grand Prix de la Libération
- 1st, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 1st, Tour of Flanders
- 1st, Schaal Sels
- 1992
- 1st, Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st, Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 1st, Stage 4, Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour of Ireland
- 1st, Stage 6, Vuelta a España
- 1993
- 1st, Brabantse Pijl
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, Stage 3b, Tour de Luxembourg
- 1995
- 1st, Brabantse Pijl
References
- ^ [1] inrng.com
- ^ [2] Velominati › Awesome Belgian Guys: Edwig Van Hooydonk 3 Sep 2012
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012. cycling 3/4 Bib Shorts | Rapha
- ^ [3] The Bosberg SATURDAY, 2 APRIL 2011 inrng.com
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