Rick Van Looy he died at the age of 90. The former cyclist had been ill in recent weeks and his condition has rapidly worsened in recent days. The Belgian champion, according to what he writes The eveningpassed away in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday and the news quickly spread, garnering condolences from the entire Cycling world. Van Looy, was born in Grobbendonk and was an icon of cycling. (TUTTOBICIWEB.it)
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Considered one of the best cyclists in history also by virtue of the fact that he was the first to win in all the monument classics (Milan-Sanremo, Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Lombardy), Van Looy passed away in Wednesday at 90 years old. (rsi.ch)
Rick van Looy he passed away at the age of 90 amidst the affection of his family who announced his death between Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th December. (Fanpage.it)
The career of Rick Van Looy Nicknamed “The Emperor of Herentals”, Van Looy was the first rider in history to win at least once all five races which over time have been defined as the monument classics: a Milan-Sanremo (1958), a Giro di Lombardy (1959), one Liège-Bastogne-Liège (1961), two Ronde van Vlaanderen (1959, 1962) and three Paris Roubaix (1961, 1962, 1965). (Cicloweb.it)
Van Looy entered the annals of cycling for being one of the very few riders to win all five of what are currently called the Monument Classics, namely the Milan-Sanremo (one, in 1958), the Tour of Flanders (two, in 1959 and in 1962), Paris-Roubaix (three, in 1961, 1962 and 1965), the Liège-Bastogne-Liège (one, in 1961) and Lombardy (one, in 1959). (SpazioCiclismo)
– Cycling loses a legend. Twice world champion among road professionals, in 1960 and 1961, he also won all five Monument Classics, a record shared with his compatriots Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck, taking three Paris-Roubaix and one Milan-Sanremo , two Tours of Flanders, a Tour of Lombardy and a Liège-Bastogne-Liège. (Sports Daily)
Twice world champion among road professionals, in 1960 and 1961, he won, as mentioned, all the Monuments, a record shared with his compatriots Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck, winning three Paris-Roubaix, one Milan-Sanremo, two Tours of Flanders, a Tour of Lombardy and a Liège-Bastogne-Liège. (OA Sport)
