Herman Vanspringel, also spelled Herman Van Springel, was a Belgian road racing cyclist from Grobbendonk in the Flemish Kempen region, born on 14 August 1943 and died on 25 August 2022. He reached the podium in all three grand tours: second in the 1968 Tour de France, second in the 1971 Giro d'Italia and third in the 1970 Vuelta a España. He lost the 1968 Tour on the final day to Jan Janssen in a time trial, one of the closest finishes in the race's history, and won the Giro di Lombardia that autumn. He won Bordeaux-Paris a record seven times, took the green jersey in the 1973 Tour without a stage win, and won 136 road races as a professional before retiring after the 1981 season.
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was a Belgian road racing cyclist
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He wore the maillot jaune during four stages of the 1968 Tour de France
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1971 Giro d'Italia, and third place in the 1970 Vuelta a España
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third place in the 1970 Vuelta a España
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