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Place of Birth: Nieuwpoort, Flemish Region, Belgium
About Freddy Maertens
- Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952 in Nieuwpoort) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist who was twice world road race champion.
- His career coincided with the best years of another Belgian rider, Eddy Merckx, and supporters and reporters were split over which was the better.
- Maertens' career swung between winning more than 50 races in a season to winning almost none and then back again.
- His life has been marked by debt and alcoholism.
- It took him more than two decades to pay a tax debt.
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