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Walter Godefroot (Gante, 2 de julio de 1943) es un exciclista belga, profesional entre 1965 y 1979. Especialista en las carreras de un día logró la victoria en tres de las cinco clásicas calificadas como monumentos del ciclismo: la Lieja-Bastogne-Lieja en 1967, la París-Roubaix en 1969, y el Tour de Flandes en 1968 y 1978.
Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of Team Telekom, later known as T-Mobile Team. As amateur cyclist, he won the bronze medal in the individual road race of the 1964 Summer Olympics after his young compatriot Eddy Merckx was caught in the final. [1]
Walter Godefroot (born 1943-07-02 in Ghent) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium, active between 1964 and 1979. His best results are 10 stage wins in Tour de France and 2 wins in Ronde van Vlaanderen.
Walter Godefroot est un coureur cycliste belge, né le 2 juillet 1943. Il est un des meilleurs coureurs de classiques des années 1970 avec Eddy Merckx et Roger De Vlaeminck. Dans le peloton, on l'appelait « le bouledogue flamand » [1].
Walter Godefroot (Gant, 2 de juliol de 1943) és un exciclista belga que fou professional entre 1965 i 1979. Especialista en carreres d'un dia va guanyar tres de les cinc clàssiques qualificades com a monuments del ciclisme: la Lieja-Bastogne-Lieja el 1967, la París-Roubaix el 1969, i el Tour de Flandes el 1968 i 1978.
Walter Godefroot was a sprinter who won Classics like Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. He also managed several teams and served as president of the Belgian cycling federation.
From 1965 until his retirement from racing in 1979 Godefroot amassed 155 professional victories. Before turning pro he claimed 131 amateur victories. Although a specialist in one-day classics, Walter Godefroot was like many of his talented contemporaries who could shine in most disciplines including Grand Tours and track racing.
