Bjorg Lambrecht
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Bjorg Lambrecht |
Born | Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium | 2 April 1997
Died | 5 August 2019 Bełk, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland | (aged 22)
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Cyclist |
Amateur team | |
2016–2017 | Lotto–Soudal U23 |
Professional team | |
2018–2019 | Lotto–Soudal[1] |
Bjorg Lambrecht (2 April 1997 – 5 August 2019) was a Belgian cyclist. He rode for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal.[2] In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[3]
Lambrecht died on 5 August 2019 after crashing into a concrete tunnel during the third stage of the 2019 Tour de Pologne, at age 22.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Lotto Soudal unveil 2018 team kit". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
New to the team for 2018 are Jens Keukeleire (Orica-Scott), Bjorg Lambrecht (neo-pro), Victor Campanaerts (LottoNL-Jumbo), Harm Vanhoucke and Lawrence Naeson [sic] (WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect).
- ↑ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ Ballinger, Alex (6 August 2019). "Organisers neutralise Tour of Poland stage four after tragic death of Bjorg Lambrecht". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2019.