Rik Van Linden is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, born on 28 July 1949 in Wilrijk, Antwerp. He is best remembered for winning the points classification in the 1975 Tour de France, finishing ahead of Eddy Merckx. He also won several stages in each of the three Grand Tours, and he took the classic Paris-Tours twice, in 1971 and 1973. Across his career he is credited with 359 victories, of which 73 came as a junior in 1968. The official Tour de France history lists him as a Belgian rider who started the race in 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1982, finishing 80th in 1972 and 79th in 1975.
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He won the points classification in the 1975 Tour de France
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