Odiel Van Den Meersschaut

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Odiel Van Den Meersschaut (born December 25, 1919 in Melsen , † March 16, 1993 in Gent ) was a Belgian racing cyclist .

Odiel Van Den Meersschaut was a professional cyclist from 1938 to 1952. During this time he won around 60 “fair races” in Belgium; In 1940 he was Belgian road racing champion and vice-champion in 1945. In 1947 he was also third in the Belgian championship in cyclo-cross racing and in 1948 second.

Van den Meersschaut competed twelve times in six-day races in the early 1950s , and in 1950 he won the Munich race together with Camille Dekuysscher .

After the end of his cycling career, Odiel Van Den Meersschaut, known as “de Witte” because of his light hair color, opened a shop for electronic household goods in Ronse .

literature

  • Herman Laitem, Jozef Hamels: De Tricolore Trui. 1882-2007. 125 Jaar Belgian Campaign Schappen. Pinguin Productions et al., Balegem et al. 2008, ISBN 978-90-73322-21-9 , pp. 101f.

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personal data
SURNAME Van Den Meersschaut, Odiel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Melsen
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1993
Place of death Ghent