Georges Pintens is a former professional road bicycle racer from Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 who excelled at one-day classic races during the 1960s and 1970s.

Pintens most successful year was in 1971 when he captured the Belgian classic, Gent–Wevelgem, and the overall title

General Classification

The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

 at the Tour de Suisse

Tour de Suisse

The Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

 but finished second to Eddy Merckx

Eddy Merckx

Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...

 at Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

In 1974, Pintens returned to win Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

Major achievements

1969 – Mann-Grundig

• 1st, Rund um den Henninger Turm

1970 – Mann-Grundig

• 1st, Amstel Gold Race
  1970 Amstel Gold Race
  The 1970 Amstel Gold Race was the fifth edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 25, 1970 in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg. The race stretched 240 kilometres, with the start in Helmond and the finish in Meerssen...
  
  

1971 – Hertekamp-Magniflex

• 1st, Gent–Wevelgem
• 1st overall, Tour de Suisse
  Tour de Suisse
  The Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
  
  
• 2nd, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1972 – Van Cauter-Magniflex-de Gribaldy

• 1st, GP Kanton Aargau

1973 – Rokado

• 1st, Rund um den Henninger Turm
• 1st, Ruta del Sol
• 1st, Prologue, Tour of Belgium
  Tour of Belgium
  The Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
  
  

1974 – MIC-Ludo-de Gribaldy

• 1st, Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1975 – Maes-Watney
1976 – Miko-de Gribaldy-Superia

• 1st, Stage, Vuelta a España
  Vuelta a España
  The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
  
  

Tour de France record

• 1968
  1968 Tour de France
  The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1968. It consisted of 22 stages over 4684.8 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.894 km/h...
  
   – 12th overall and 1st, Stage 12 (Pau > Saint-Gaudens)
• 1970
  1970 Tour de France
  The 1970 Tour de France was the 57th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 19, 1970. It consisted of 23 stages over 4366 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.589 km/h....
  
   – 10th overall

External links

• Official Tour de France results for Georges Pintens