Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour of Lombardy to complete his rare set of monuments. He was world champion in 1960 and 1961. Van Looy became a national hero in Belgium, his racing and private ...

Van Looy was the first rider to win all five of cycling's Monument Classics and only Eddy ... Van Looy became a national hero in Belgium, his racing and private life captivated the media and ...

Belgium took over the colony in 1908 and it ... scientific commissioner at the Africa Museum. But taking the monument away does not solve the problem of racism, she believes, while creating ...

Also nicknamed 'Emperor of Herentals', the Belgian cycler died Wednesday at the age of 90. He was the only rider to win all ...

was the first to win all five Monuments - Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Tour of Lombardy. "Belgium has lost one of its cycling icons.