Louis De Vos
Louis De Vos (born March 26, 1929 in Hoboken , † May 1, 1964 in Montreal ) was a Belgian - Canadian cyclist .
In the 1940s, Louis De Vos was a successful amateur cyclist in his native Belgium. In 1947 he won a stage of the Tour of Belgium for amateurs.
At the end of the 1950s, De Vos emigrated to Canada and started cycling again after a ten-year break. In 1963 he was named the best cyclist in the province of Québec by the Union Cycliste Nationale .
On April 29, 1964, Louis De Vos fell while participating in the Montreal Six Days after colliding with another driver. He suffered a fractured skull and immediately fell into a coma . He died in the hospital two days later without regaining consciousness.
Web links
- Louis De Vos in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ^ Riders honored at the Cycling Congress. In: The Montreal Gazette. November 29, 1963. Retrieved December 17, 2015 .
- ^ Cyclist Dies of Head Injury After Mishap in 6-Day Race. In: The New York Times . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Vos, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian-Canadian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hoboken |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1964 |
| Place of death | Montreal |