Eric Leman

Eric Leman (born 17 July 1946) is a former professional road racing cyclist from West Flanders, Belgium. He won the prestigious Tour of Flanders three times.^[1]

Eric Leman

Leman in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Eric Leman
Born	(1946-07-17) 17 July 1946 (age 79) Ledegem, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Classics specialist
Professional teams
1968–1971	Flandria
1972	Bic
1973	Peugeot–BP–Michelin
1974	MIC–Ludo–De Gribaldy
1975	Alsaver-Jeunet-De Gribaldy
1976	Zoppas–Splendor
1977	Carpenter-Splendor
Major wins
Tour of Flanders (1970, 1972, 1973) Tour de France, 5 stages Vuelta a España, 1 stage Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (1968)

Major results

1968

1st, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

1st, Porto–Lisboa

1st, Stage 2, Four Days of Dunkirk

1st, Stage 21, Tour de France

1969

1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen

1st, Stage 3, Paris–Nice

1st, Stages 1, 2, 5 and 7, Vuelta a Andalucía

1st, Stage 3, Tour de France

1970

1st, GP Briek Schotte

1st, Tour of Flanders

1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice

1st, Stage 1 and 3b, Vuelta a Andalucía

1st, Prologue, Tour of Belgium

1971

1st, Gullegem Koerse

1st, Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

1st, Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen

1st, Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde

1st, Stage 1a and 5a, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1st, Stages 1, 2a and 4, Paris–Nice

1st, Prologue B and Stage 2, Vuelta a Andalucía

1st, Stage 1a, 6a and 7, Tour de France

1972

1st, Tour of Flanders

1st, Stage 4, Four Days of Dunkirk

1st, Stages 1 and 3, Paris–Nice

1st, Stage 2, Tour of Belgium

1973

1st, Tour of Flanders

1st, Stage 2b, Paris–Nice

1974

1st, Stage 4, Paris–Nice

1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a España

1975

1st, Stage 1, Paris–Nice

1976

1st, Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen

1977

1st, Stage 4, Vuelta a Aragón