Claude Criquielion

Claude Criquielion

Personal information
Full name	Claude Criquielion
Born	(1957-01-11) 11 January 1957 Lessines, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Template:FlagiconUCI1984 World Road Race Championship La Flèche Wallonne (1985, 1989) Ronde van Vlaanderen (1987)

Claude Criquielion (born 11 January 1957 in Lessines, Hainaut) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1979 and 1990. In 1984, Criquielion became the world road race champion in Barcelona, Spain on a gruelling course. He had five top-ten finishes in the Tour de France.

Criquielion was well placed to win a medal in the 1988 championship in Belgium. However, he crashed in sight of the line when another competitor, Steve Bauer of Canada, clashed with him. The third rider, Maurizio Fondriest, went on to win. Bauer was disqualified and Criquielion sued Bauer for assault, asking for $1.5 million in damages in a case that lasted more than three years before the judge ruled in Bauer's favor.

Criquielion was directeur sportif of the

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Palmarès

1991

7th overall, Paris–Nice

2nd, La Flèche Wallonne

2nd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1990

2nd, Tour du Haut Var

8th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

6th Tour of Lombardy

Belgium National Cycling Championship

1989

5th, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

1st, La Flèche Wallonne

2nd, Amstel Gold Race

7th Giro d'Italia

1988

1st, Critérium des As

5th, Gent–Wevelgem

3rd, Amstel Gold Race

8th, Championnat de Zurich

1987

1st Memorial Samyn

10th overall, Paris–Nice

1st Ronde van Vlaanderen

2nd, La Flèche Wallonne

3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège

7th, Tour of Lombardy

1986

1st, GP du Midi Libre

8th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

3rd, La Flèche Wallonne

4th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

9th, Amstel Gold Race

1st overall, 1st mountains, 1st combined, Tour of Romandie

1985

6th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

1st, La Flèche Wallonne

2nd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

8th, Amstel Gold Race

1984

1st, GP Eddy Merckx

7th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

7th, Tour of Lombardy

Template:FlagiconUCI1984 World Road Race Championship

1983

8th, Tour du Haut Var

1st, Clásica de San Sebastián

1982

5th overall, Paris–Nice

1st, Brabantse Pijl

4th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

9th, Tour of Lombardy

Tour de France results

• 1990 – 9th
• 1989 – 36th
• 1988 – 14th
• 1987 – 11th
• 1986 – 5th
• 1985 – 18th
• 1984 – 9th
• 1983 – 18th
• 1981 – 9th
• 1980 – 13th
• 1979 – 9th

External links

• Claude Criquielion at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Official Tour de France results for Claude Criquielion
• Palmares on Cycling Base (French)