Louis Verreydt
Louis Verreydt (born November 25, 1950 in Noorderwijk ( Antwerp ), † August 13, 1977 in Herentals ) was a Belgian cyclist and world champion in cycling .
Athletic career
After Verreydt had a number of successes as a junior , he was appointed to the Belgian national team for the first time in 1970. In 1971 he won the amateur edition of the classic Paris – Roubaix , in 1972 he came second. In August 1971 he won the UCI road world championship in team time trial with the Belgian team . Shortly beforehand, the Belgian four-man had won the Olympic prize (a 100-kilometer team time trial) in the GDR. At the end of the season he won the strong race around Sebnitz in the GDR . In 1972 he was second in the Belgian championship and a stage inWinning the Grand Prix Wilhelm Tell in Switzerland . In the 1972 season he switched to the professional driver camp and drove for the Ijsboerke team . His most significant success as a professional was winning the 1974 Dwars door Vlaanderen race . He died in 1977 of a heart attack.
Web links
- Louis Verreydt in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 23/1979 . Berlin 1979, p. 3 .
- ^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 40/1971 . Berlin 1971, p. 1 .
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SURNAME | Verreydt, Louis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian cyclist, world champion in cycling |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Noorderwijk, Antwerp |
DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1977 |
Place of death | Herentals |