fullname updated birth_place discipline birth_date role article_title name
georges pintens 2008-07-14 antwerp , belgium road 15 october 1946 rider georges pintens
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georges pintens

georges pintens -lrb- born 15 october 1946 in antwerp -rrb- is a former professional road bicycle racer from belgium who excelled at one-day classic races during the 1960s and 1970s .
pintens most successful year was in 1971 when he captured the belgian classic , gent -- wevelgem , and the overall title at the tour de suisse but finished second to eddy merckx at liège -- bastogne -- liège .
in 1974 , pintens returned to win liège -- bastogne -- liège .
