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Born | Grâce-Berleur, Liège, Belgium | 11 December 1946|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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