Ana Maria Covrig

Cycling Memorabilia Auction

This is the iconic rainbow jersey (world champion shirt) of the legendary Belgian cyclist Freddy Maertens.
He wore this jersey after his victory at the road World Championship in 1976 in Ostuni, Italy. At that time he rode for the legendary Velda-Flandria cycling team.
This is the World Championship to which the Velda-Flandria shirt shown belongs. In a nerve-wracking final, he rode at the front alongside the Italian Francesco Moser. Moser even offered Maertens a gigantic sum of money during the race to let him win, but the Belgian refused resolutely and sprinted convincingly to his first gold World Championship medal.

Dit is de iconische regenboogtrui (wereldkampioenshirt) van de legendarische Belgische wielrenner Freddy Maertens.
Hij droeg deze trui na zijn overwinning op het WK wielrennen op de weg in 1976 in Ostuni, Italië. Destijds reed hij voor de legendarische Velda-Flandria wielerploeg.  
Dit is het wereldkampioenschap waar het getoonde Velda-Flandria shirt bij hoort. In een bloedstollende finale reed hij samen met de Italiaan Francesco Moser voorop. Moser bood Maertens destijds zelfs tijdens de koers nog een gigantisch geldbedrag aan om hem te laten winnen, maar de Belg weigerde resoluut en sprintte overtuigend naar zijn eerste gouden WK-medaille.

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Velda Flandria - Wereldkampioen - Freddy Maertens - 1976 - Cycling jersey 

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Original rainbow world champion jersey of Freddy Maertens, winner of the 1976 road World Championship in Ostuni, Italy, worn for Velda Flandria and personally hand-signed.

Velda Flandria - Wereldkampioen - Freddy Maertens - 1976 - Cycling jersey

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Original rainbow world champion jersey of Freddy Maertens, winner of the 1976 road World Championship in Ostuni, Italy, worn for Velda Flandria and personally hand-signed.

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