Walter Godefroot
As amateur cyclist, he won the bronze medal in the individual road race of the 1964 Summer Olympics after his young compatriot Eddy Merckx was caught in the final.[1] Both men turned professional in 1965 and Walter Godefroot was presented as Merckx's bane in his early days, winning several races ahead of him: the Belgian championship in 1965, Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1967) and Paris–Roubaix (1969).Remarkably, Godefroot informed the Tour de Flandres organization about the existence of the Koppenberg.At the end of his career, following the classics campaign in April 1977, he tested positive for a doping product along with several other top riders.He was notably the sports director of Bjarne Riis, Jan Ullrich and Erik Zabel during the victorious Tour de France editions in 1996 and 1997, although Riis and Zabel later admitted they used EPO in the 1996 Tour de France.
1997 Paris–NiceClassics specialistWiel's–Groene LeeuwFlandria–De ClerckSalvaraniPeugeot–BP–MichelinFlandria–Carpenter–ShimanoIJsboerke–ColnagoTeam TelekomAstana–WürthAstanaGrand ToursTour de FrancePoints classificationGiro d'ItaliaVuelta a EspañaOne-day races and ClassicsNational Road Race ChampionshipsLiège–Bastogne–LiègeTour of FlandersParis–RoubaixGent–Wevelgemroad bicycle racingOlympic Games1964 TokyoIndividual road raceroad bicycle racerdirecteur sportif1964 Summer OlympicsEddy MerckxBelgian championship1970 Tour de France1970 Giro d'Italia1971 Vuelta a Españaclassic cycle racesTours of FlandersBordeaux–ParisKoppenbergCapri-Sonne-Koga MiyataBjarne RiisJan UllrichErik ZabelOlaf Ludwig2006 Tour de FranceDwars door BelgiëTour de BerlinRoad raceTour de TunisieOmloop van het ZuidwestenTielt–Antwerpen–TieltGrand Prix d'IsberguesTour du NordOmloop van Oost-VlaanderenGrote Prijs Beeckman-De CaluwéVolta a CatalunyaTour of BelgiumFour Days of DunkirkOmloop Het VolkRund um den Henninger TurmBruxelles–MeulebekeCircuit des Onze VillesParis–BrusselsGrote Prijs Jef ScherensGrand Prix du Midi LibreNokere KoersePorto–LisboaTour de SuisseTour de RomandieGullegem KoerseOmloop van de VlasstreekHarelbeke–Antwerp–HarelbekeLa Flèche WallonneMilan–San RemoParis–NiceKuurne–Brussels–KuurneParis–ToursBaden-BadenHerman VanspringelVuelta a AndalucíaScheldeprijsOmloop van de FruitstreekHeusden KoersGP du canton d'ArgovieCritérium des AsCritérium du Dauphiné LibéréGP Union DortmundZüri-MetzgeteCircuit de l'AulneGiro della Provincia di Reggio CalabriaGrand Prix d'Aix-en-ProvenceCoppa PlacciBrussels–IngooigemUCI Road World ChampionshipsTextielprijs VichteSetmana Catalana de CiclismeGrand Prix de WallonieE3 Prijs VlaanderenNationale SluitingsprijsKampioenschap van VlaanderenOmloop der drie ProvinciënGP Briek SchotteFlèche HalloiseAmstel Gold RaceRonde van LimburgGrote Prijs Marcel KintTour de LuxembourgMaël-PestivienTour du CondrozHerinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert – Prijs Groot-ZottegemGrand Prix Pino CeramiGrand Prix de MonacoMilano–TorinoOmloop der Beide VlaanderenCircuit des FrontièresTour de BelgiumOmloop Mandel-Leie-ScheldeDruivenkoers OverijseGrand TourGiro di LombardiaWorld ChampionshipsNational ChampionshipsDid not finishSix Days of MadridEmiel SevereynsSix Days of AntwerpSix Days of Ghent