Claude Criquielion facts for kids
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Criquielion in 2014
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| Full name | Claude Criquielion | ||
| Born | 11 January 1957 Lessines, Belgium |
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| Died | 18 February 2015 (aged 58) Aalst, Belgium |
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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Claude Criquielion (born January 11, 1957 – died February 18, 2015) was a professional Belgian road cyclist. He competed in races from 1979 to 1990. In 1984, Criquielion became the world road race champion. He won this title in Barcelona, Spain, on a very tough course. He also finished in the top ten five times in the famous Tour de France race.
In 1988, Criquielion was close to winning a medal at the world road race championship in Belgium. However, he had an accident near the finish line. Another rider, Steve Bauer from Canada, bumped into him. Because of this, a third rider, Maurizio Fondriest, ended up winning the race. Bauer was later disqualified from the race.
After his racing career, Criquielion stayed involved in cycling. He worked as a directeur sportif (a team manager) for the Lotto–Adecco team from 2000 to 2004. His son, Mathieu Criquielion, became a professional cyclist in 2005. At that time, Claude Criquielion became the manager for his son's team, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago.
From 2006 until he passed away, Criquielion was an alderman (a local government official) for the MR political party in his hometown of Lessines.
Claude Criquielion suffered a stroke during the night of February 15-16, 2015. He was taken to the hospital in a serious condition. He sadly passed away on February 18, 2015, in a hospital in Aalst.
Amazing Race Wins
Claude Criquielion had many great achievements during his cycling career. He won several important races and often finished high up in the standings.
Key Results by Year
- 1979
- 1st
Escalada a Montjuïc - 1st Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 1980
- Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 4
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Stage 3b
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
- 1981
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 1982
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th Overall Paris–Nice
- 9th Giro di Lombardia
- 1983
- 1st Clásica de San Sebastián
- 1984
- 1st
Road race, UCI Road World Championships - 1st Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
- 1st Escalada a Montjuïc
- Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 1
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 1985
- 1st La Flèche Wallonne
- 1st Polynormande
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 6th Tour of Flanders
- 1986
- 1st
Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 1st Overall Midi Libre
- 3rd La Flèche Wallonne
- 5th Overall Tour de France
- 8th Tour of Flanders
- 1987
- 1st Grand Prix José Samyn
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1988
- 1st Critérium des As
- 1st GP de Wallonie
- 1st Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Amstel Gold Race
- 5th Gent–Wevelgem
- 1989
- 1st La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd Amstel Gold Race
- 7th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1990
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 8th Tour of Flanders
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 1991
- 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
- 7th Overall Paris–Nice
Grand Tour Results Over the Years
The table below shows Claude Criquielion's overall results in the biggest cycling races, known as Grand Tours.
| Grand Tour | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
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| Vuelta a España |
— | 3 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| Tour de France |
9 | 13 | 9 | DNF | 18 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 9 |
