De Flandriens

1976 – 1987 (1x3)

Udgivelsesdato: Mar 15, 2010

In 1976, the Koppenberg is included for the first time in the Tour of Flanders and that immediately creates a spectacle. It is no coincidence there that Freddy Maertens changes bikes in the infamous Tour of Flanders of 1977. That edition is the most talked about ever, but more than thirty years after the fact, startling statements are still emerging. Winner Roger De Vlaeminck and Freddy Maertens testify as if it were yesterday. De Vlaeminck wins Paris-Roubaix that same year, setting the historic record of four victories. In 1978 Walter Godefroot is 35 years old but not yet worn out. He makes himself heard again in the Tour of Flanders and wins ten years after his first victory. This is how he concludes a glorious Flandrien generation. The call for a successor after that is great. Eric Vanderaerden is soon launched by the media as the new Merckx and he has to live up to the great expectations ...