Richard Depoorter

Richard Depoorter
Depoorter with Super
Personal information
Born(1915-04-29)29 April 1915
Ichtegem, Belgium
Died16 June 1948(1948-06-16) (aged 33)
Wassen, Switzerland
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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

  1. ^ "Richard Depoorter". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ Pelkey, Charles (2 September 2009). "The Explainer — Surviving in the hardest of times". VeloNews.Com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Richard Depoorter". Cyclingarchives.com. 29 April 1915. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Richard Depoorter". Memoire di cyclisme. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Richard Depoorter (body being carried off road after fatal accident)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 July 2012.


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