Paul Wellens (cyclist)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Paul Wellens |
Born | (1952-06-27) 27 June 1952 (age 72) Hasselt, Belgium |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1976 | Miko–de Gribaldy[1] |
1977 | Frisol–Thirion–Gazelle[1] |
1978–1980 | TI–Raleigh[1] |
1981 | Boule d'Or–Colnago–Campagnolo[1] |
1982 | Wickes–Bouwmarkt–Splendor[1] |
1983 | Eorotex–Magniflex[1] |
1984 | Ariostea[1] |
1985 | Tönissteiner–TW Rock–BASF[1] |
1986 | Miko–Carlos[1] |
Major wins | |
Tour de France, 2 individual stages and 5 TTT stages Tour de Suisse (1978) | |
Paul Wellens (born 27 June 1952 in Hasselt) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.
Cycling career
In 1978, he won the combativity award in the Tour de France. He won two individual tour stages during his career: in 1977 he won stage 15a to Morzine in a solo breakaway, leading alone over the summit of the Col du Corbier and crossing the finish line with a three-minute lead over the peloton, and the following year he won the stage to Super Besse. He was also part of the TI–Raleigh squads which took a team time trial win in the 1978 Tour, two further TTT victories the next year and another two in the 1980 edition of the race.[2][1] In addition he took two top ten finishes on the Tour's general classification, placing sixth in 1978 and eighth as TI–Raleigh's leader in 1979. He also won the 1978 Tour de Suisse. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclists Leo and Johan Wellens and the uncle of cyclist Tim Wellens. At the 1981 Tour de France, he and his brothers all rode for the Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago team as domestiques for Freddy Maertens.[2]
Major results
- 1977
- Orchies
- Stage 2, Tour of the Basque Country
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 15A
- 1978
- Kamerik
- Tour de Suisse
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 4 (TTT) & 13
- 6th place overall classification
- 1979
- Beringen
- Koersel
- Tour de France:
- 1980
- Tour de France:
- 1983
- Stage 12, Tour de l'Avenir[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Paul Wellens at Cycling Archives
- ^ a b Tagtik (11 June 2021). "Paul Wellens: de renner die Freddy Mercury inspireerde" [Paul Wellens: the rider who inspired Freddy Mercury]. proximus.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
- Paul Wellens at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Paul Wellens
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- 1956: André Darrigade
- 1957: Nicolas Barone
- 1958: Federico Bahamontes
- 1959: Gérard Saint
- 1960: Jean Graczyk
- 1961: Team West-Southwest
- 1962: Eddy Pauwels
- 1963: Rik Van Looy
- 1964: Henry Anglade
- 1965: Felice Gimondi
- 1966: Rudi Altig
- 1967: Désiré Letort
- 1968: Roger Pingeon
- 1969–1970: Eddy Merckx
- 1971: Luis Ocaña
- 1972: Cyrille Guimard
- 1973: Luis Ocaña
- 1974–1975: Eddy Merckx
- 1976: Raymond Delisle
- 1977: Gerrie Knetemann
- 1978: Paul Wellens
- 1979: Hennie Kuiper
- 1980: Christian Levavasseur
- 1981: Bernard Hinault
- 1982: Régis Clère
- 1983: Serge Demierre
- 1984: Bernard Hinault
- 1985: Maarten Ducrot
- 1986: Bernard Hinault
- 1987: Régis Clère
- 1988: Jérôme Simon
- 1989: Laurent Fignon
- 1990: Eduardo Chozas
- 1991–1992: Claudio Chiappucci
- 1993: Massimo Ghirotto
- 1994: Eros Poli
- 1995: Hernán Buenahora
- 1996–1997: Richard Virenque
- 1998–1999: Jacky Durand
- 2000: Erik Dekker
- 2001–2002: Laurent Jalabert
- 2003: Alexander Vinokourov
- 2004: Richard Virenque
- 2005: Óscar Pereiro
- 2006: David de la Fuente
- 2007: Amets Txurruka
- 2008: Sylvain Chavanel
- 2009: None
- 2010: Sylvain Chavanel
- 2011: Jérémy Roy
- 2012: Chris Anker Sørensen
- 2013: Christophe Riblon
- 2014: Alessandro De Marchi
- 2015: Romain Bardet
- 2016: Peter Sagan
- 2017: Warren Barguil
- 2018: Dan Martin
- 2019: Julian Alaphilippe
- 2020: Marc Hirschi
- 2021: Franck Bonnamour
- 2022: Wout van Aert
- 2023: Victor Campenaerts
- 2024: Richard Carapaz
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