Here is a collection of all the main results Johan "The Lion of Flanders" Museeuw has amassed after 16 years in the business - his wins and top three finishes. It remains to be seen whether another Lion will roar as powerfully or for as long as he has. The list continues here for the years 1995 to 2004.

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Johan Museeuw Palmares 1995 - 2004

Courtesy Cyclingpictures.de.

1995 - Mapei-GB
February 14, Trofeo Laigueglia (1.3) - 1st
February 16, Clasico Haribo (1.3) - 3rd
April 2, Ronde van Vlaanderen (WC) - 1st
April 9, Paris-Roubaix (WC) - 3rd
May 2-7, Four Days of Dunkirk (2.1) - winner of Stage 6 and overall winner
May 21, Teleport Criterium (1.4) - 3rd
August 12, Clasica san Sebastien (WC) - 3rd
August 20, GP Zurich (WC) - 1st
August 23, Druivenkoers (1.3) - 1st
August 27, GP Eddy Merckx (1.2) - 1st

UCI Ranking = 4th
World Cup Overall = 1st (comfortably)

1996 - Mapei-GB
March 31, Brabantse Pijl (1.3) - 1st
April 7, Ronde van Vlaanderen (WC) - 3rd
April 14, Paris-Roubaix (WC) - 1st (Mapei podium)
April 27, Amstel Gold Race (WC) - 3rd
July, Belgian National Road Race - 1st
August 18, Leeds International Classic (WC) - 3rd
August 25, GP Zurich (WC) - 3rd
September 1, GP Eddy Merckx (1.2) - 3rd
September 7, Mandel-Leie-Schelde (1.3) - 1st
September 14, Paris-Brussels (1.1) - 2nd (to Tafi)
October 1-4, Giro di Puglia (2.3) - winner of Stage 1
October 13, World Championship Road Race, Lugano - 1st

UCI Ranking = 4th
World Cup Overall = 1st

1997 - Mapei-GB
February 16-20, Ruta del Sol (2.3) - winner of Stages 2, 4 and 5, 2nd overall
March 2, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne (1.2) - 1st
April 1-3, Three Days of De Panne (2.2) - 1st overall
April 13, Paris-Roubaix (WC) - 3rd
April 23, Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen (1.1) - 2nd (to Zabel)
May 6-11, Four Days of Dunkirk (2.1) - winner of Stage 3b, winner overall
September 14, GP Karlsruhe (1.2) - winner (with O. Camenzind).

UCI Ranking = 9th
World Cup Overall = 15th

Courtesy Quickstep-Davitamon.

1998 - Mapei-Bricobi
March 28, GP E3-Harelbeke (1.1) - 1st
March 29, Brabantse Pijl (1.3) - 1st
April 5, Ronde van Vlaanderen (WC) - 1st

UCI Ranking = 73rd
World Cup Overall = N.A (didn't compete in enough events)

1999 - Mapei-Quick Step
February 28, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne (1.2) - 2nd (to J. Planckaert)
March 24, Dwars door Belgie (1.2) - 1st
April 4, Ronde van Vlaanderen (WC) - 3rd
September 4, Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde (1.4) - 1st

(Museeuw suffered an awful crash in Paris-Roubaix - in the Wallers-Arenberg forest - which ended his season and could easily have ended his career with possible amputation).

UCI Ranking = N.A (out of top 100)
World Cup Overall = 6th

2000 - Mapei-Quick Step
February 26, Omloop het Volk (1.1) - 1st
March 26, Brabantse Pijl (1.2) - 1st
April 5, Gent-Wevelgem (1.HC) - 3rd
April 9, Paris-Roubaix (WC) - 1st

UCI Ranking = 58th
World Cup Overall = 13th

Courtesy Quickstep-Davitamon.

2001 - Domo-Farm Frites
April 15, Paris-Roubaix (WC) - 2nd

(Museeuw crashed on his Harley Davidson, helmetless, nearing the end of the year and fell into a coma. However, the Lion of Flanders recovered to race again.)

UCI Ranking = Out of top 100
World Cup Overall = 9th

2002 - Domo-Farm Frites
March 9-10, Guldensporentweedaagse (2.3) - winner of Stage 2
March 30, GP E3-Harelbeke (1.1) - 3rd
April 7, Ronde van Vlaanderen (WC) - 2nd (to Tafi)
April 14, Paris-Roubaix (WC) - 1st
July 29-August 2, Tour de la Region Wallonne (2.3) - winner of Stage 3
August 4, HEW Cyclassics (WC) - 1st
September 8, Mandel-Lys-Escaut (1.S) - 2nd (to Van Petegem)

UCI Ranking = 16th
World Cup Overall = 2nd (by 9 points to Bettini)

Boonen, Bettini and Museeuw. Courtesy Quickstep-Davitamon.

2003 - Quick Step-Davitamon
March 1, Omloop Het Volk (1.1) - 1st
August 12-16, Tour of Denmark (2.2) - winner of Stage 3
September 10, GP Van Steenbergen (1.2) - 3rd
Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde

UCI Ranking = 196th

2004 - Quick Step-Davitamon
April 11, Paris-Roubaix (WC) - 5th

• Since the inception of the World Cup in 1989, Museeuw has the highest cumulative points score if added up, easily ahead of second-placed Rolf Sorensen.
• By my calculations, not including criteriums, Johan Museeuw won 72 professional events.

Museeuw and Boonen, Hew Cyclassics 2003. Courtesy Cyclingpictures.de.