Willem "Wim" van Est was a Dutch racing cyclist. He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.
Constant ("Stan") Ockers was a Belgian professional racing cyclist.
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".
The University of Antwerp is a major Belgian university located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is UAntwerp. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 students, which makes it the third-largest university in Flanders. The University of Antwerp is characterised by its high standards in education, internationally competitive research and entrepreneurial approach. It was founded in 2003 after the merger of three smaller universities.
Henri "Rik" Van Looy is a Belgian former professional cyclist of the post-war period. Nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals, he dominated the classic cycle races in the late 1950s and first half of the ‘60s.
Sébastien Rosseler is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist who rides for Veranclassic-Doltcini. Between 2012 and 2013, Rosseler competed with UCI ProTeam Garmin–Barracuda. Born in Verviers, Wallonia, Belgium, Rosseler currently resides in Tongeren, Flanders, Belgium.
Jos Hoevenaers was a Belgian cyclist, reputed for his attacking style.
Jens Mouris is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist.
Antwerp Giants, named Windrose Giants Antwerp for sponsorship reasons, is a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club plays in the BNXT League, the highest tier of Belgian basketball. The club was created from the merger of Sobabee and Racing Mechelen. Then named Racing Basket Antwerpen, it was renamed Antwerp Giants in 2005.
Leon Vandaele was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His biggest victory was the 1958 Paris–Roubaix.
Gerrit Schulte was a Dutch professional track bicycle racer. Between 1940 and 1960 he won 19 six-day races out of 73 starts and was one of the dominant Six days racers of his time. Schulte was as well successful in track pursuit, becoming national champion ten times, European champion twice and world champion once, in 1948, when he beat Fausto Coppi in the final. He was also successful as a road race cyclists, becoming national champion three times and winning a stage in the 1938 Tour de France. Since 1955, the Gerrit Schulte Trophy has been awarded by the national federation to the best professional rider in the Netherlands.
Willy Vannitsen was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Vannitsen won two stages in the 1962 Tour de France.
Jesse Sergent is a retired New Zealand racing cyclist who rode professionally between 2011 and 2016 for Team RadioShack, Trek Factory Racing and AG2R La Mondiale.
Hilaire Couvreur was a Belgian cyclist.
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2023.
Tosh Van der Sande is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. Van der Sande is considered as a classics specialist.
Faema was a professional cycling team that existed from 1955 to 1962. The team's main sponsor was espresso machine manufacturer Faema. In 1963, the Faema and Flandria teams were merged.
Danny van Poppel is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe.
Piotr Havik is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for Belgian club team Shifting Gears.
Bram Welten is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL.
Wim Van Est (NED)
Eddy Pauwels (BEL)
