Herman Vanspringel

Herman Vanspringel
	Vanspringel in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Herman Vanspringel
Nickname	Monsieur Bordeaux–Paris
Born	14 August 1943; Ranst, Belgium
Died	22 August 2022 (aged 79); Grobbendonk, Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter, Time Trial
Professional teams
1965	Dr Mann
1966–1970	Mann–Grundig
1971–1972	Molteni
1973	Rokado
1974	MIC–Ludo–De Gribaldy
1975–1976	Flandria–Velda
1977	IJsboerke–Colnago
1978–1979	Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia
1980–1981	Safir–Ludo
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France Points classification (1973) 5 individual stages (1967, 1968, 1969, 1971) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1971) Gent–Wevelgem (1966) Omloop Het Volk (1968) Giro di Lombardia (1968) Paris–Tours (1969) À travers Lausanne (1969) Bordeaux–Paris (1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981) Brabantse Pijl (1970, 1974) GP Union Dortmund (1971) Meisterschaft von Zürich (1971) E3 Prijs Vlaanderen (1974) Other Super Prestige Pernod International (1968) Grand Prix des Nations (1969, 1970) Interclubs team time trial (1972)
Medal record
Representing Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships

Herman Vanspringel (14 August 1943 – 25 August 2022), also spelled Herman Van Springel, was a Belgian road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region. He achieved podium finishes in all three of the grand tours with second place in the 1968 Tour de France and 1971 Giro d'Italia, and third place in the 1970 Vuelta a España. He wore the maillot jaune during four stages of the 1968 Tour de France and for three stages in 1973.