Eric Van Lancker
Van Lancker in 1994 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Van Lancker |
| Born | 30 April 1961 Oudenaarde, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1984–1985 | Fangio–Marc–Ecoturbo–Mavic |
| 1986–1992 | Panasonic–Merckx–Agu |
| 1993–1994 | Festina–Lotus |
| 1994 | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca |
| 1995–1996 | Collstrop–Lystex |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2000 | Farm Frites |
| 2002 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2005–2006 | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2005–2006 | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2007 | Navigators Insurance |
| 2011–2016 | Garmin–Cervélo |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Eric Van Lancker (born 30 April 1961 in Oudenaarde) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. Professional from 1984 to 1996, Van Lancker was considered to be one-day race specialist. Throughout his career, he won several classics and other major races including the 1990 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the 1989 Amstel Gold Race and a stage of the 1986 Giro d'Italia.[1][2][3][4][5][6] After retiring, he worked as a team manager for several different professional teams.
Major results
- 1983
- 2nd Flèche Ardennaise
- 8th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 1984
- 3rd Paris–Brussels
- 7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 8th GP Stad Zottegem
- 1985
- 1st Overall Milk Race
- 1st Stages 1 & 9
- 1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt
- 6th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 9th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1986
- 1st Stage 22 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stages 4a & 4b Paris–Nice
- 4th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 8th Brabantse Pijl
- 9th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 1987
- 2nd Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd Gran Piemonte
- 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 3rd GP de Fourmies
- 8th Overall GP Tell
- 1st Stage 5
- 8th Milano–Torino
- 1988
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Cantabria
- 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 1
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1989
- 1st Amstel Gold Race
- 4th Grand Prix de la Libération (TTT)
- 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Stage 3
- 8th Dwars door België
- 1990
- 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de France (TTT)
- 2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 1st Stage 1a
- 4th 1990 UCI Road World Cup Finale
- 1991
- 1st Grand Prix des Amériques
- 1st Wincanton Classic
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour of Ireland
- 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 1992
- 1st Stages 1 & 5 Tour du Vaucluse
- 5th GP Stad Zottegem
- 9th Japan Cup Cycle Road Race
- 1993
- 5th Overall Tour DuPont
- 1994
- 1st Bruxelles-Ingooigem
- 1995
- 2nd La Côte Picarde
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 14 | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | 68 | — |
| Tour de France | 89 | 56 | 74 | — | 100 | 84 | DNF | — | DNF |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ Hood, Edmond (27 April 2020). "Classics Winner Eric Van Lancker gets PEZ'd!".
- ^ "Dutchman Erik Breukink of the Panasonic team Monday won... - UPI Archives". UPI.
- ^ Pearson, Harry (2019). The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman: A Bone-Shaking Tour Through Cycling's Heartlands. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 158–159. ISBN 9781472945037. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "DE OUD-WINNAAR. Eric Van Lancker reed in 1990 solo naar de zege in Luik-Bastenaken-Luik: "Het doet vandaag soms pijn dat ik niet de erkenning krijg die ik verdien"". GVA. 25 April 2025.
- ^ Vandenbussche, Tom (24 November 2017). "De globetrotter in Eric Van Lancker".
- ^ Callens, Bernard (19 April 2019). "Eric Van Lancker won 30 jaar geleden de Amstel Gold Race" [Eric Van Lancker won the Amstel Gold Race 30 years ago]. Krant van West-Vlaanderen (in Flemish). p. 66.
External links
- Palmarès by velopalmares.free.fr/ (in French)
- Eric Van Lancker at Cycling Archives
- Eric Van Lancker at ProCyclingStats
- Eric Van Lancker at CycleBase