De Flandriens

1970 – 1975 (1x2)

Udgivelsesdato: Mar 08, 2010

In the early 1970s, a cunning West Flemish with fast legs outdid the top favorites in the Tour of Flanders: Eric Leman. He wins "Flanders most beautiful" three times in four years. Yet Lemantje has to fight for every ounce of respect from the press, from the competition and especially from Walter Godefroot. The two rivals Leman and Godefroot give each other anything and ride on the cobbles more against each other than for the victory. The undisputed patron of the peloton remains eternal winner Eddy Merkcx. More than thirty years after the event, he gives Leman a deserved reparation. Roger De Vlaeminck does not let it all get to his heart. He wins three times in the Hell of the North and little by little becomes who he is today: Monsieur Paris-Roubaix.