Richard Depoorter
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Personal information | |
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Born | Ichtegem, Belgium | 29 April 1915
Died | 16 June 1948 Wassen, Switzerland | (aged 33)
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Role | Rider |
Richard Depoorter (29 April 1915 – 16 June 1948) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the 1943 and 1947 editions of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège.[1] He crashed into a tunnel wall on a "descent of the Sustenpas near Bern"[2] during the 1948 Tour of Switzerland and died onsite or shortly thereafter due to his injuries.[3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Richard Depoorter". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Pelkey, Charles (2 September 2009). "The Explainer — Surviving in the hardest of times". VeloNews.Com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Richard Depoorter". Cyclingarchives.com. 29 April 1915. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Richard Depoorter". Memoire di cyclisme. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Richard Depoorter (body being carried off road after fatal accident)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
External links
- Richard Depoorter at Cycling Archives
- Richard Depoorter at ProCyclingStats
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