Alberic "Briek" Schotte was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek".
Roger De Vlaeminck is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He was described by Rik Van Looy as "The most talented and the only real classics rider of his generation". Nicknamed "The Gypsy" because he was born into a family of traveling clothiers, he is known for exploits in the cobbled classic Paris–Roubaix race, but his performances in other "Monument" races gave him a record that few can match. His record in Paris–Roubaix earned him another nickname, "Monsieur Paris–Roubaix".
Erik De Vlaeminck was a Belgian cyclist who became cyclo-cross world-champion seven times, a record for male riders.
André Dierickx is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist who competed between 1969 and 1981. He competed in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He also won the La Flèche Wallonne in 1973 and 1975, the 1971 Tour de Luxembourg, the 1978 Tour of Belgium and the 1973 Züri-Metzgete among other races.
Eddy Planckaert is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. In 1988, Planckaert enjoyed perhaps his best year by capturing the green jersey at the 1988 Tour de France and winning the Tour of Flanders. In 1990, he won Paris–Roubaix, his second monumental classic, with the closest finish in the race's history beating Canadian Steve Bauer by less than a cm. A strong sprinter, Planckaert is one of the riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours.
Marta Bastianelli is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2023. Bastianelli won the women's road race at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships ahead of Marianne Vos and Giorgia Bronzini, and also won the equivalent race at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships, again beating Vos.
Thomas Leezer is a Dutch former road bicycle racer, who competed between 2004 and 2020, for the Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten, Rabobank Continental Team and Team Jumbo–Visma squads. He participated at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships in the Men's team time trial for Belkin Pro Cycling. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.
Roxane Knetemann is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the AA-Drink Cycling Team, Vrienden van het Platteland, Rabo–Liv, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope, Alé–Cipollini and Parkhotel Valkenburg teams.
Leon Vandaele was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His biggest victory was the 1958 Paris–Roubaix.
Geert Omloop is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist who was born in Herentals. He is the cousin of fellow cyclist Wim Omloop and the son of Marcel Omloop. He turned professional in 1997 having raced for several professional teams in 1995 and 1996 as a trainee. He became the Belgian National Road Race Champion in 2003, but lost the title in 2004 when he finished second.
Daniel Van Ryckeghem was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.
Emma Karolina Johansson is a Swedish retired professional racing cyclist. Nicknamed Silver Emma, Johansson accumulated many second and third places at major championships and one-day classics. In 2013 she finished the year as number one on the UCI Women's World Ranking.
Amy Pieters is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who is contracted to ride for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime. She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit.
Iris Slappendel is a Dutch former road racing cyclist.
Elisa Longo Borghini is an Italian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.
Eugenia Bujak is a racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam UAE Team ADQ. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence for Poland, and has represented Slovenia in competition since 2018.
Ernest Sterckx was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the 1946 Gent-Wevelgem and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 1952, 1953 and 1956.
Faemino–Faema was a professional cycling team that existed from 1968 to 1970. Faema's most prominent rider was Eddy Merckx who won his first four grand tours with the team.
Julien Delocht is a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1966 Tour de France.
Alfons De Bal is a Belgian former road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 1963 to 1979. He most notably won the Druivenkoers Overijse in 1967.
Clément Roman (FRA)
Ludo Peeters (BEL)
