Georges Van Coningsloo

Georges Van Coningsloo (27 October 1940 7 April 2002) was a Belgian racing cyclist.[1]

Georges Van Coningsloo
Personal information
Born(1940-10-27)27 October 1940
Wavre, Belgium
Died7 April 2002(2002-04-07) (aged 61)
Grez-Doiceau, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1963Solo–Terrot
1964–1970Peugeot–BP–Englebert
1971–1972Molteni
1973Watney–Maes Pils
1974Robot–Gazelle

Career

Van Coningsloo was a professional from 1963 to 1974. In 1967, he won Bordeaux–Paris, after a 370 kilometer breakaway.

He rode in four Grand Tours in his career: three editions of the Tour de France, and the 1970 Vuelta a España, but failed to finish all of the races.[2]

His son Philippe was also a high level cyclist. He died, however, before turning professional, after suffering a heart attack during a race. In his honor, a race called the Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo is held in July. His other son, Olivier, was also a professional cyclist, who rode for two seasons before ending his career.

Major results

References

  1. "Georges Van Coningsloo". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. "Tour de France 1966". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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