Francois Verstraeten

Francois Verstraeten (born March 23, 1887 in Etterbeek , † July 28, 1965 in Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe ) was a Belgian cyclist .

In 1906 Francois Verstraeten finished third in the Tour of Belgium as an amateur . In 1906 he stepped at the Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens in a 20-kilometer track race behind Pacemaker , but was eliminated in a preliminary round. In 1907 and 1908 he was Belgian road racing champion, both times in Keumiée , a third victory in the championship in 1909 failed due to a flat tire.

In 1913 Verstraeten started the first tour of Flanders . The outbreak of the First World War ended his cycling career.

Individual evidence

↑ Until 1906 the road championship was driven with a pacemaker; from 1907 without.

literature

Herman Laitem, Jozef Hamels: De Tricolore Trui. 1882-2007. 125 Jaar Belgian Campaign Schappen. Pinguin Productions et al., Balegem et al. 2008, ISBN 978-90-73322-21-9 , p. 37f.

Web links

Francois Verstraeten in the Radsportseiten.net database

Francois Verstraeten in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Verstraeten, Francois
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 23, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH	Etterbeek
DATE OF DEATH	July 28, 1965
Place of death	Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe

[1] Until 1906 the road championship was driven with a pacemaker; from 1907 without.