Louis Proost
Louis Proost (born April 7, 1935 in Halle , Belgium , † February 3, 2009 in Lier ) was a Belgian cyclist.
He started cycling late, at the age of 18. Proost was active as a professional cyclist from 1958 to 1967. In 1960, 1961, 1963 and 1964 he took part in the Tour de France and won a stage in 1960. In 1961 he won a stage of the Giro d'Italia and in 1963 he finished second in the Belgian championships. 1964 followed his participation in the Vuelta a España , in which he reached the 22nd place.
After his career, he (who before his time as a professional driver had worked in a radio equipment factory) opened Café Waregem in Lier, Belgium. There he died after a long illness in Heilig Hartziekenhuis.
Pro teams
| year | team |
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| 1958-1960 | Carpano (cycling team) (Italy) |
| 1960 | Peugeot - BP - Dunlop (France) |
| 1961 | Carpano (cycling team) (Italy) |
| 1961 | Faema (Belgium) |
| 1962 | Carpano (cycling team) (Italy) |
| 1963 | Solo - Terrot (Belgium) |
| 1964 | Solo - Superia (Belgium) |
| 1965 | Dr. Man - Grundig (Belgium) |
| 1966 | Man - Grundig (Belgium) |
| 1967 | Goldor - Gerka (Belgium) |
Palmarès
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Neues Deutschland (Ed.): That was the X. Friedensfahrt . Berlin 1957, p. 13 .
- ↑ chroniknet.de
Web links
- Ex-wielrenner Louis Proost overleden (Dutch)
- Oud-wielrenner Louis Proost begraven (Dutch)
- Louis Proost in the Radsportseiten.net database
1921 Gunnar Sköld | 1922 Dave Marsh | 1923 Libero Ferrario | 1924 André Leducq | 1925 Rik Hoevenaers | 1926 Octave Dayen | 1927 Jean Aerts | 1928 Allegro Grandi | 1929 Pierino Bertolazzo | 1930, 1932 Giuseppe Martano | 1931 Henry Hansen | 1933 Paul Egli | 1934 Kees Pellenaars | 1935 Ivo Mancini | 1936 Edgar Buchwalder | 1937 Adolfo Leoni | 1938 Hans Knecht | 1946 Henri Aubry | 1947 Alfo Ferrari | 1948 Harry Snell | 1949 Henk Faanhof | 1950 Jack Hoobin | 1952 Luciano Ciancola | 1953 Riccardo Filippi | 1954 Emiel Van Cauter | 1955 Sante Ranucci | 1956 Frans Mahn | 1957 Louis Proost | 1958, 1959 Täve Schur | 1960 Bernhard Eckstein | 1961 Jean Jourden | 1962 Renato Bongioni | 1963 Flaviano Vicentini | 1964 Eddy Merckx | 1965 Jacques Botherel | 1966 Evert Dolman | 1967 Graham Webb | 1968 Vittorio Marcelli | 1969 Leif Mortensen | 1970 Jørgen Schmidt | 1971 Régis Ovion | 1972 Hennie Kuiper | 1973 Ryszard Jan Szurkowski | 1974 Janusz Kowalski | 1975 André Gevers | 1976 Bernt Johansson | 1977 Claudio Corti | 1978 Gilbert Glaus | 1979 Gianni Giacomini | 1980 Sergei Sukhoruchenkow | 1981 Andrei Wedernikow | 1982 Bernd Drogan | 1983 Uwe Raab | 1984 Alexi Grewal | 1985 Lech Piasecki | 1986 Uwe Ampler | 1987 Richard Vivien | 1988 Olaf Ludwig | 1989 Joachim Halupczok | 1990 Mirco Gualdi | 1991 Viktor Rschaksinsky | 1992 Fabio Casartelli | 1993 Jan Ullrich | 1994 Alex Pedersen | 1995 Danny Nelissen
(Subsequently, the distinction between amateurs and professionals was abolished, further results under world champions in road racing )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Proost, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 2009 |
| Place of death | Lier , Belgium |