Rudy Dhaenens
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rudy Dhaenens | ||||||||||||
| Born |
10 April 1961 Deinze, Belgium | ||||||||||||
| Died |
6 April 1998 (aged 36) Aalst, Belgium | ||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||
| 1990 World Road Racing Champion | |||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||
|
Infobox last updated on 18 July 2008 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Rudy Dhaenens (Deinze 10 April 1961 – Aalst 6 April 1998) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who is most famous for winning the World Cycling Championships in 1990 as a member of the Belgian national team.
Dhaenens excelled several times in the Paris–Roubaix classic race; finishing second in 1986 and third the following year. Dhaenens won the 1990 World Championship Road Race, held in Utsunomiya, Japan, ahead of Dirk De Wolf of Belgium and Gianni Bugno of Italy. In 1992, Dhaenens was forced to stop his career because of heart problems. For a long time, he was in the service of the PDM cycling team, usually as tactical captain. Dhaenens was known for his calm, reserved attitude.
He died at the age of 36 because of a car accident in Aalst while driving to the finish of the Tour of Flanders bicycle race.[1] In his honor, the Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens is held each year in Nevele, Belgium.
Career achievements
Major results
- 1986
- 1st, Stage 11, Tour de France
- 2nd, Paris–Roubaix
- 1987
- 3rd, Paris–Roubaix
- 1988
- 8th, Tour of Flanders
- 1990
- 1st (Gold Medal), World Cycling Championships
- 2nd, Tour of Flanders
Tour de France record
Notes
- ↑ Samuel Abt (9 April 1998). "Dhaenens:A Modest, Unselfish Cyclist". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
External links
- Rudy Dhaenens profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Rudy Dhaenens
