Henri "Rik" Van Looy was a Belgian professional cyclist of the post-war period. Nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals, he dominated the classic cycle races in the late 1950s and e
Van Looy at the 1962 Tour de France
Van Looy after winning a 1956 Tour of the Netherlands stage
Van Looy talking with Jacques Anquetil in the 1964 Tour de France
Rik Van Looy wearing the Giro di Sardegna winner's jersey in 1965
Faema was a professional cycling team that existed from 1955 to 1962. The team's main sponsor was espresso machine manufacturer Faema. In 1963, the Faema and Flandria teams were merged.
Faema riders Piet van Est and Rik Van Looy and Huub Zilverberg at the 1962 Tour de France