Karel Verbist
Karel (also "Carl", "Charles" or "Sjoareltsje") Verbist (born August 16, 1883 in Antwerp , † July 21, 1909 in Brussels ) was a Belgian cyclist .
Karel Verbist came into contact with cycling during his apprenticeship as a bricklayer and initially rode as an amateur for a club. In 1906 he attracted attention when he unexpectedly won a 24-hour race in Antwerp. Then he went over to the professionals.
In 1907, Verbist took second place at the professional world championships for staying in Paris. In the following two years Verbist defeated almost all well-known drivers at the time and won numerous grand prizes. In 1908 and 1909 he was the Belgian master of the stayers. In 1908 he was also the first to drive 100 km behind Pacemaker under an hour.
On July 18, 1909, Verbist won the King's Prize in the presence of King Leopold of Belgium in front of Léon Vanderstuyft , Louis Darragon and Georges Parent . Only three days later he died on the Belgian national holiday after falling on the Karreveld cycle track in Brussels. The extremely popular racing cyclist received a state funeral attended by several thousand people. To this day, a song with the following text is popular in Belgium:
Charelke, Charelke, Charelke Verbist.
Had never talked about it.
Had gij niet located in uw kist.
The splendid burial monument for Verbist can be seen in the municipal cemetery in Wijnegem .
Web links
- Karel Verbist in the Radsportseiten.net database
literature
- Wheel world , 1909
1899 Pierre Califice | 1904, 1912 Arthur Vanderstuyft | 1906 Louis Luycken | 1908, 1909 Karel Verbist | 1910, 1911 Yvan Goor | 1913, 1914 1919–1931 Victor Linart | 1932 Emile Thollembeek | 1933 Henri Wynsdau | 1934–1936 Georges Ronsse | 1937, 1938, 1948 August Meuleman | 1939, 1940, 1943–1947 Willy Michaux | 1941, 1942 Jean Aerts | 1949 André Leliaert | 1950–1956, 1958, 1960 Adolph Verschueren | 1957, 1959, 1961 Paul Depaepe | 1962 Jozef Verachtert | 1963–1968 Leo Proost | 1969–1973 Theo Verschueren | 1974 Romain De Loof | 1975, 1976 Julien Stevens | 1977 Willy De Bosscher | 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991 Constant Tourné
The Belgian stand-up championship for professionals has not been held every year and in 1991 for the last time.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Verbist, Karel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Verbist, Carl; Verbist, Charles; Verbist, Sjoareltsje |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian track cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1909 |
| Place of death | Brussels |