Georges Pintens, born on 15 October 1946 in Antwerp, is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer who excelled at one-day classic races in the 1960s and 1970s. His most successful year was 1971, when he won the classic Gent-Wevelgem and the overall title at the Tour de Suisse, and finished second to Eddy Merckx at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. In 1974 he returned to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Other results include Rund um den Henninger Turm in 1969 and 1973, the Amstel Gold Race in 1970, GP Kanton Aargau in 1972 and a stage of the Vuelta a España in 1976. In the Tour de France he won stage 12 in 1968, finishing twelfth overall, and was tenth overall in 1970.
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