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Old April 2nd 06, 10:41 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Has anyone ever done the Ronde-Roubaix double two years in a row?
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Yes, Boonen 2005 & 2006

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Andrew wrote:

Has anyone ever done the Ronde-Roubaix double two years in a row?


No one has ever done the double twice period.

Single doubles:

2005 Tom Boonen (Bel)
2003 Peter van Petegem (Bel)
1977 Roger de Vlaeminck (Bel)
1962 Rik van Looy (Bel)
1957 Fred de Bruyne (Bel)
1934 Gaston Rebry (Bel) -- Finished PR second, winner DQ'ed
1932 Romain Gijssels (Bel)
1923 Henri Suter (Swi)
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Geraard Spergen wrote:
Andrew wrote:

Has anyone ever done the Ronde-Roubaix double two years in a row?


No one has ever done the double twice period.


Not yet!

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"Geraard Spergen" wrote in message
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Andrew wrote:

Has anyone ever done the Ronde-Roubaix double two years in a row?


No one has ever done the double twice period.

Single doubles:

2005 Tom Boonen (Bel)
2003 Peter van Petegem (Bel)
1977 Roger de Vlaeminck (Bel)
1962 Rik van Looy (Bel)
1957 Fred de Bruyne (Bel)
1934 Gaston Rebry (Bel) -- Finished PR second, winner DQ'ed
1932 Romain Gijssels (Bel)
1923 Henri Suter (Swi)


If ,big if, Boonen does do it, he'll be half way to Roger's record at the
ripe old age of 26.


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Geraard Spergen wrote:
Andrew wrote:

Has anyone ever done the Ronde-Roubaix double two years in a row?


No one has ever done the double twice period.

Single doubles:

2005 Tom Boonen (Bel)
2003 Peter van Petegem (Bel)
1977 Roger de Vlaeminck (Bel)
1962 Rik van Looy (Bel)
1957 Fred de Bruyne (Bel)
1934 Gaston Rebry (Bel) -- Finished PR second, winner DQ'ed
1932 Romain Gijssels (Bel)
1923 Henri Suter (Swi)


Remarkable, something Eddy Merckx _didn't_ do. Although If I am
reading the lists of past winners correctly, he was on the podium of
both races 4 times: 69, 70, 73, 75.

 




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