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 .

personal data
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

[1] German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 23/1979 . Berlin 1979, p. 3 .

[2] German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 40/1971 . Berlin 1971, p. 1 .