Dimitri De Fauw

Dimitri De Fauw

Dimitri De Fauw (r.) With Steven De Neef at the Ghent Six Days Race (2008)
To person
Date of birth	July 13, 1981
date of death	November 6, 2009
nation	Belgium
discipline	Railway (endurance / short term) / road
Most important successes
European Railway Championships (U23) 2003 - Scratch
Last updated: February 20, 2020

Dimitri De Fauw (born July 13, 1981 in Ghent ; † November 6, 2009 in Heusden ) was a Belgian cyclist who was mainly active on the track .

Athletic career

Dimitri De Fauw began his career in 2003 with the farm team of Quick Step-Davitamon , later he went for the ProTeam . Four times he won runs of the UIV Cup , a junior competition for six-day drivers , all together with Iljo Keisse . In 2004 the two drivers won the overall ranking of the Cup. In total, he was Belgian champion on the track 18 times.

On November 26, 2006, De Fauw collided with the Spaniard Isaac Gálvez Lopez at the six-day race in Ghent , who died as a result of the accident. Since then, De Fauw, who was previously known to his colleagues as a downright joker, has suffered from depression . In an interview he said: “I will carry this with me for the rest of my life. Only time can heal my wounds. "(" I'll carry this around with me for the rest of my life. Only time can heal my wounds. ")

6 November 2009 Dimitri De Fauw committed at the age of 28 years suicide .

successes

train

1998

• Belgian Junior Champion - Sprint

1999

• Belgian Junior Champion - sprint, 1000-meter time trial, omnium, two-man team driving (with Iljo Keisse )

2000

• Belgian champion - sprint, 1000 meter time trial, team sprint (with Luc De Duytsche and Nicky Vermeersch )

2001

• Belgian champion - sprint, 1000 meter time trial
• U23 European Championship - two-man team driving (with Iljo Keisse )

2002

• Belgian champion - sprint, 1000 meter time trial

2003

• Belgian champion - sprint, 1000 meter time trial, keirin, scratch
• U23 European Championship - Scratch

2007

• Belgian champion - Omnium

2008

• Belgian champion - Scratch

Street

2001

• one stage Tour du Loir-et-Cher

2004

• one stage Tour du Loir-et-Cher

Teams

• 2004 Quick Step-Davitamon (from August 21)
• 2005 Quick Step Innergetic
• 2006 Chocolade Jacques
• 2007 Chocolade Jacques
• 2008 Josan-Mercedes (from June 24th)
• 2009 AA Drink

Web links

• Dimitri De Fauw in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Dimitri De Fauw in the ProCyclingStats.com database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dimitri De Fauw (28) stapt uit het leven. In: sporza.be. Retrieved December 13, 2015 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Shane Stokes: De Fauw speaks about Gálvez - Cyclingnews.com. In: cyclingnews.com. December 1, 2006, accessed December 13, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Suicide: Belgian professional cyclist De Fauw dies. In: Spiegel Online . November 6, 2009, accessed December 13, 2015 .