Isaac Gálvez

Isaac Gálvez Lopez (born May 20, 1975 in Vilanova i la Geltrú , † November 26, 2006 in Gent ) was a Spanish cyclist .

Even before he started his professional career, Gálvez was able to win the world championship title in two-man team driving on the track with Joan Llaneras in 1999 . In the two years that followed, the two drivers each won the silver medal, and in 2006 they became world champions again. In 2000 he started at the Olympic Games and finished 13th with Llaneras; In the team pursuit , he finished 12th with the Spanish team.

In his first professional year 2000 at Kelme-Costa Blanca , he won the Clásica de Almería . The Spaniard was particularly successful at the Mallorca Challenge . From 2002 to 2006 he won six of the one-day races . In 2004 he moved to Illes Balears . In his new team he was able to win stages at the Catalan Week , the Tour of Catalonia and the Critérium International .

Isaac Gálvez Lopez died after a fall on November 26, 2006 at the six-day race in Ghent. He had previously collided with Belgian driver Dimitri De Fauw . The 31-year-old fell into a gang during a hunt and lost consciousness. In this fall, he broke his neck . Additionally, a rib pierced his heart, causing him to bleed to death internally on the way to the hospital.

successes

1999

World Champion Madison (with Joan Llaneras )

2000

Clásica de Almería

2001

a stage Volta ao Alentejo
a stage GP Rota do Marques

2002

2003

2004

one stage tour of Catalonia
a stage of Setmana Catalana

2005

a stage Critérium International

2006

Trofeo Mallorca
Trofeo Alcudia
World Champion Madison (with Joan Llaneras )

Web links

Isaac Gálvez in the Radsportseiten.net database

Isaac Gálvez in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Christine Kroth: LiVE-Radsport reminds ... of Isaac Galvez and his fatal accident at the Sixdays in Gent 2006. November 26, 2013, accessed on February 4, 2014 .

personal data
SURNAME	Gálvez, Isaac
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gálvez Lopez, Isaac
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 20, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vilanova i la Geltrú
DATE OF DEATH	November 26, 2006
Place of death	Ghent

[1] Christine Kroth: LiVE-Radsport reminds ... of Isaac Galvez and his fatal accident at the Sixdays in Gent 2006. November 26, 2013, accessed on February 4, 2014 .