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Born | Beernem, Belgium | 2 November 1944|||||||||||
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Discipline | Cyclo-cross | |||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||
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1979–1980 | Marc Zeep Savon–Superia | |||||||||||
1981 | Marc–Koffieboerke–Merckx | |||||||||||
1982–1986 | Marc–Ecoturbo | |||||||||||
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