René Martens (Hasselt, 27 May 1955) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He notably won the 1982 Tour of Flanders and a stage of the 1981 Tour de France. He also competed in 13 Grand Tours, with his best finish being 24th overall in the 1982 Tour de France.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | René Martens |
| Born | 27 May 1955 Hasselt, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1978 | C&A |
| 1979 | Flandria–Ça va seul |
| 1980–1983 | DAF Trucks–Lejeune |
| 1984 | Teka |
| 1985–1986 | Fagor |
| 1987 | S.E.F.B.–Gipiemme |
| 1988–1989 | AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday |
| 1990 | IOC–Tulip Computers |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Major results edit
- 1976
- 1st Overall Tour de Liège
- 1st Stages 4 (ITT) & 5
- 1st Triptyque Ardennaise
- 1st Internatie Reningelst
- 2nd Flèche Ardennaise
- 2nd Seraing–Aachen–Seraing
- 1977
- 1st Flèche Ardennaise
- 1st Circuit du Hainaut
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix François Faber
- 1st Stage 2b
- 10th Overall Trophée de l'Avenir
- 1978
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 5th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 8th Paris–Brussels
- 1979 (2 pro wins)
- 1st Stages 4b (ITT) & 5 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 8th Paris–Brussels
- 1980
- 2nd Scheldeprijs
- 9th De Kustpijl
- 10th GP Eddy Merckx
- 1981 (1)
- 1st Stage 9 Tour de France
- 3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 7th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1982 (1)
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Flèche Hesbignonne
- 4th GP Stad Zottegem
- 5th GP Eddy Merckx
- 10th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1983 (1)
- 1st Schaal Sels
- 2nd Druivenkoers-Overijse
- 7th Coppa Bernocchi
- 8th Grand Prix Cerami
- 1984
- 8th Bordeaux–Paris
- 1985 (1)
- 1st Bordeaux–Paris
- 1986
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingprijs
- 9th Bordeaux–Paris
- 1987
- 1st Flèche Hesbignonne
- 4th Bordeaux–Paris
External links edit
- René Martens at Cycling Archives
- René Martens at ProCyclingStats
- René Martens at CycleBase
- Official Tour de France results for René Martens
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