Rudy Dhaenens
 Dhaenens in the 1989 Tour de France, Montpellier | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rudy Dhaenens | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 1961 Deinze,Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 April 1998(aged 36) Aalst,Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 1983–1987 | Splendor–Euro Shop | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | PDM–Ultima–Concorde | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Panasonic–Sportlife | ||||||||||||||
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Rudy Dhaenens(10 April 1961 – 6 April 1998) was aBelgianprofessionalroad bicycle racerwho is most famous for winning theroad raceat the1990 UCI Road World Championshipsas a member of the Belgian national team.
Dhaenens excelled several times in theParis–Roubaixclassic race; finishing second in 1986 and third the following year. Dhaenens won the 1990 World Championship Road Race, held inUtsunomiya,Japan, ahead ofDirk De Wolfof Belgium andGianni Bugnoof Italy. In 1992, Dhaenens was forced to stop his career because of heart problems. For a long time, he was in the service of thePDM cycling team,usually as tactical captain. Dhaenens was known for his calm, reserved attitude.
He died in 1998, at the age of 36, from head injuries sustained in a car accident inAalstwhile driving to the finish of theTour of Flandersbicycle race.[1]From 1999 to 2007, theGrand Prix Rudy Dhaenenswas held in his honour in late March, inNevele,Belgium.
Career achievements
[edit]Major results
[edit]- 1981
- 2ndRonde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 1984
- 3rd OverallTour de Luxembourg
- 4thAmstel Gold Race
- 8thGent–Wevelgem
- 1985
- 1stDruivenkoers Overijse
- 3rdGent–Wevelgem
- 3rdRoad race,National Road Championships
- 5thParis–Roubaix
- 10th Overall4 Jours de Dunkerque
- 10th OverallTour of Belgium
- 10thParis–Tours
- 1986
- 1st Stage 11Tour de France
- 2ndParis–Roubaix
- 2ndDe Kustpijl
- 6th OverallTour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 1
- 7thGent–Wevelgem
- 10th Overall4 Jours de Dunkerque
- 1987
- 3rdParis–Roubaix
- 4thTrofeo Laigueglia
- 6thGent–Wevelgem
- 1988
- 4thOmloop Het Volk
- 8thTour of Flanders
- 8thGent–Wevelgem
- 1989
- 5thGrand Prix de la Libération(TTT)
- 7thMilan–San Remo
- 9th OverallTirreno–Adriatico
- 10th OverallRonde van Nederland
- 1990
- 1st
Road race,UCI Road World Championships - 1st Stage 2aVuelta a Asturias
- 2ndTour of Flanders
- 2ndDruivenkoers Overijse
- 3rdWincanton Classic
- 4thLiège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5thTre Valli Varesine
- 8thGP des Amériques
- 9thParis–Roubaix
- 10thGent–Wevelgem
Tour de France record
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^Samuel Abt (9 April 1998)."Dhaenens:A Modest, Unselfish Cyclist".International Herald Tribune.Retrieved4 August2014.
External links
[edit]- Rudy Dhaenensat Cycling Archives
- Rudy Dhaenensat ProCyclingStats
- Official Tour de France results for Rudy Dhaenens
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