René Martens (Hasselt, 27 May 1955) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He notably won the 1982 Tour of Flanders and a stage of the 1981 Tour de France. He also competed in 13 Grand Tours, with his best finish being 24th overall in the 1982 Tour de France.
Major results
1976
1st Overall Tour de Liège
1st Stages 4 (ITT) & 5
1st Triptyque Ardennaise
1st Internatie Reningelst
2nd Flèche Ardennaise
2nd Seraing–Aachen–Seraing
1977
1st Flèche Ardennaise
1st Circuit du Hainaut
2nd Overall Grand Prix François Faber
1st Stage 2b
10th Overall Trophée de l'Avenir
1978
4th Scheldeprijs
5th Druivenkoers Overijse
8th Paris–Brussels
1979 (2 pro wins) 1st Stages 4b (ITT) & 5 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 8th Paris–Brussels 1980 2nd Scheldeprijs 9th De Kustpijl 10th GP Eddy Merckx 1981 (1) 1st Stage 9 Tour de France 3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland 7th Overall Tour of Belgium 1982 (1) 1st Tour of Flanders 1st Flèche Hesbignonne 4th GP Stad Zottegem 5th GP Eddy Merckx 10th Grand Prix de Wallonie 1983 (1) 1st Schaal Sels 2nd Druivenkoers-Overijse 7th Coppa Bernocchi 8th Grand Prix Cerami 1984 8th Bordeaux–Paris 1985 (1) 1st Bordeaux–Paris 1986 2nd Nationale Sluitingprijs 9th Bordeaux–Paris 1987 1st Flèche Hesbignonne 4th Bordeaux–Paris
External links
Official Tour de France results for René Martens
1955 births
Living people
Belgian male cyclists
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from Hasselt
Cyclists from Limburg (Belgium) 20th-century Belgian people