World Road Race Champions Living and Died

 

WCRR Champion

Championship Year

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Stan Ockers (Bel)

1955

Born: February 3, 1920

Died: October 1, 1956

Fausto Coppi (Ita)

1953

Born: September 15, 1919

Died: January 2, 1960

Learco Guerra (Ita)

1931

Born: October 14, 1902

Died: February 7, 1963

Tommy Simpson (GBr)

1965

Born: November 30, 1937

Died: July 13, 1967

George Ronsse (Bel)

1928, 29

Born: Marc 4, 1906

Died: July 4, 1969

Jean-Pierre Monseré (Fra)

1970

Born: September 8, 1948

Died: March 15, 1971

Karel Kaers (Bel)

1934

Born: June 3, 1914

Died: December 20, 1972

Heinz Müller (Ger)

1952

Born: September 16, 1924

Died: September 25, 1975

Georges Speicher (Fra)

1933

Born: June 8, 1907

Died: January 24, 1978

Louison Bobet (Fra)

1954

Born: March 12, 1925

Died: March 13, 1983

Antonin Magne (Fra)

1936

Born: February 15, 1904

Died: September 8, 1983

Hans Knecht (Sui)

1946

Born: September 26, 1913

Died: March 8, 1986

Alfredo Binda (Ita)

1927, 30, 32

Born: August 11, 1902

Died: July 19, 1986

Eloi Meulenberg (Bel)

1937

Born: September 22, 1912

Died: February 26, 1989

Jean Aerts (Bel)

1935

Born: September 8, 1907

Died: June 15, 1992

Rudy Dhaenens

1990

Born: April 10, 1961

Died: April 6, 1998

Marcel Kint (Bel)

1938

Born: September 20, 1914

Died: March 23, 2002

Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel)

1949, 56, 57

Born: September 9, 1924

Died: May 15, 2003

AlbiekBrikSchotte (Bel)

1948, 50

Born: September 7, 1919

Died: April 4, 2004

Gerrie Knetemann (Hol)

1978

Born: March 6, 1951

Died: November 2, 2004

Théo Middelkamp (Hol)

1947

Born: February 23, 1914

Died: May 2, 2005

 

WCRR Champion

Championship Year

Date of Birth

Age (As of Feb 2006)

Ferdi Kübler (Sui)

1951

Born: July 14, 1919

86

André Darrigade (Fra)

1959

Born: April 24, 1929

76

Jean Stablinski (Fra)

1962

Born: May 21, 1932

73

Ercole Baldini (Ita)

1958

Born: January 26, 1933

72

Rik Van Looy (Bel)

1960, 61

Born: December 20, 1933

72

Rudi Altig (Ger)

1966

Born: March 18, 1937

68

Vittorio Adorni (Ita)

1968

Born: November 14, 1937

68

Jan Janssen (Hol)

1964

Born: May 19, 1940

65

Benoni Beheyt (Bel)

1963

Born: September 27, 1940

65

Felice Gimondi (Ita)

1973

Born: September 29, 1942

63

Harm Ottenbros (Hol)

1969

Born: June 27, 1943

62

Mariano Basso (Ita)

1972

Born: June 1, 1945

60

Eddy Merckx (Bel)

1967, 71, 74

Born: June 17, 1945

60

Joop Zoetemelk (Hol)

1985

Born: December 3, 1946

59

Hennie Kuiper (Hol)

1975

Born: February 3, 1949

57

Francesco Moser (Ita)

1977

Born: June 19, 1951

54

Freddy Maertens (Bel)

1976, 81

Born: February 13, 1952

54

Jan Raas (Hol)

1979

Born: November 8, 1952

53

Bernard Hinault (Fra)

1980

Born: November 14, 1954

51

Claude Criquielion (Bel)

1984

Born: January 11, 1957

49

Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)

1982

Born: September 22, 1957

48

Stephen Roche (Ire)

1987

Born: November 28, 1959

46

Moreno Argentin (Ita)

1986

Born: December 17, 1960

45

Greg Lemond (USA)

1983, 89

Born: June 26, 1961

44

Gianni Bugno (Ita)

1991, 92

Born: February 14, 1964

42

Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)

1988

Born: January 15, 1965

40

Johan Museeuw (Bel)

1996

Born: October 13, 1965

40

Luc Leblanc (Fra)

1994

Born: August 4, 1966

39

Mario Cipollini (Ita)

2002

Born: March 22, 1967

38

Laurent Brochard (Fra)

1997

Born: March 26, 1968

37

Abraham Olano (Spa)

1995

Born: January 22, 1970

36

Oskar Camenzind (Sui)

1998

Born: September 12, 1971

34

Lance Armstrong (USA)

1993

Born: September 18, 1971

34

Romain Vainsteins (Let)

2000

Born: March 3, 1973

32

Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa)

1999, 01, 04

Born: February 15, 1976

30

Igor Astarloa (Spa)

2003

Born: March 29, 1976

29

Tom Boonen (Bel)

2005

Born: October 15, 1980

25

 

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