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The 4th edition of Amstel Gold Race stretched 259 km, started in Helmond, finished in Meerssen. Hail and snow made the competition difficult, 132 riders started the race, but only 36 finished it. This was Reybrouck’s only one victory at Amstel Gold Race. Jon Huysmans finished 2nd, Eddy Merckx 3rd.
The weather on the day of the 80th Paris-Roubaix was dry. The road from Compiegne to Roubaix was 270,5 km long. 174 riders were at the start, 57 of them were able to the route. With 20 km to go, a 9-man group led the race, including Jan Raas, Ludo Peeters, Bernard Hinault and Roger de Vlaeminck. Peeters, who was working for Raas on this day, escaped from the group, so Hinault and co. had to chase him. When they caught him, Raas attacked, reached the velodrome in Roubaix alone and won the race. This was his only Paris-Roubaix victory.
He was the part of the early break of a 13-man group. They escaped when it was still 222 km left. Only Demol and the second-placed Thomas Wegmuller could ride home.
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Angelino Soler, the youngest Vuelta a Espana winner ever, was born on the 25th November in 1939 in Alcazar, Spain. He was professional between 1961 and 1968. In his first year as pro, he won the Vuelta a Espana. He was only 21 years and 168 days old, thus makes him the youngest Vuelta a Espana winner ever. Angelino Soler was successfull also at the two other Grand Tours. He won three stages and the King of the Mountains jersey at the Giro d’Italia in 1962. He finished sixth overall at the Tour de France in 1963. He retired from the professional cycling at the age of 28.
