1969 Tour of Flanders

Summary

1969 Tour of Flanders is a Tour of Flanders^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of tour_of_flanders entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1969 Tour of Flanders won the Eddy Merckx^[3].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders won the Felice Gimondi^[4].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders won the Marino Basso^[5].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders is in the country of Belgium^[6].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's instance of is recorded as Tour of Flanders^[7].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's follows is recorded as 1968 Tour of Flanders^[8].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's followed by is recorded as 1970 Tour of Flanders^[9].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's part of is recorded as 1969 Super Prestige Pernod^[10].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's edition number is recorded as 53^[11].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's point in time is recorded as +1969-03-30T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's sport is recorded as road bicycle racing^[13].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05yrxgl^[14].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's start point is recorded as Ghent^[15].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's destination point is recorded as Meerbeke^[16].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's event distance is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+259'}^[17].
• 1969 Tour of Flanders's FirstCycling race ID is recorded as 5&y=1969^[18].

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Recognition

Wins include Eddy Merckx^[3], a sport cyclist^[19], b. 1945^[20], of Belgium^[21], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[22], specialised in cycling^[23]; Felice Gimondi^[4], a sport cyclist^[24], 1942–2019^[25], of Italy^[26]; and Marino Basso^[5], a road cyclist^[27], b. 1945^[28], of Italy^[29], awarded the gold medal for athletic prowess^[30].

Why It Matters

1969 Tour of Flanders ranks in the top 7% of tour_of_flanders entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]

FAQs

What awards did 1969 Tour of Flanders receive?

Honors received include Eddy Merckx^[3], Felice Gimondi^[4], and Marino Basso^[5].