Rik Verbrugghe
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Rik Verbrugghe |
| Date of birth | July 23, 1974 |
| Country | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cofidis |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1996–2004 2005 2006– |
Lotto QuickStep-Innergetic Cofidis |
| Major wins | |
| Flèche Wallonne (2001) Giro d'Italia, 3 stages (2001-2002-2006) Tour de France, 1 stage (2001) Tour de Romandie, 1 stage (2002) Eneco Tour, 1 stage (2005) |
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| September 30, 2007 | |
Rik Verbrugghe (born July 23, 1974 in Tienen) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. In 1996, Verbrugghe turned pro and has since become a Belgian time trial champion, competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, won a stage at the Tour de France, three stages at the Giro d'Italia, and the one-day Ardennes classics—La Flèche Wallonne, and the overall and two stages of the Critérium International. In 2006, he rides for the Cofidis.
[edit] Major victories and notable results
- 1996 – Lotto-Isoglass
- 1997 – Lotto-Mobistar
- 1998 – Lotto-Mobistar
- 1999 – Lotto-Mobistar
- 2nd, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2000 – Lotto-Adecco
- 1st Belgian National Time Trial Championships
- 2nd, La Flèche Wallonne
- 2001 – Lotto-Adeco
- La Flèche Wallonne
- Overall, Critérium International
- Stage 1
- Stage 3
- Stage 15 — Tour de France
- Prologue — Giro d'Italia
- Criterium Peer
- Criterium Maastricht
- 2002 – Lotto-Adeco
- Stage 7 — Giro d'Italia
- 9th, Overall — Giro d'Italia
- Prologue — Tour de Romandie
- 2003 – Lotto-Domo
- 3rd, Overall — Paris-Corrèze
- 2004 – Lotto-Domo
- 5th, Overall — Tour of Belgium
- 2005 – Quick Step-Davitamon
- Prologue —Eneco Tour of Benelux, 5 days in leader's red jersey
- Grand Prix de Lugano
- 2006 – Cofidis
- Stage 7 — Giro d'Italia
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| NAME | Verbrugghe, Rik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974-07-23 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tienen, Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
