Georges Van Coningsloo

Georges Van Coningsloo
Personal information
Born (1940-10-27)27 October 1940
Wavre, Belgium
Died 7 April 2002(2002-04-07) (aged 61)
Grez-Doiceau, Belgium
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1963 Solo–Terrot
1964–1970 Peugeot–BP–Englebert
1971–1972 Molteni
1973 Watney–Maes Pils
1974 Robot–Gazelle

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

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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