Kristof Goddaert

Kristof Goddaert (21 November 1986 – 18 February 2014) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who competed as a professional between 2008 and 2014 for the Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator, Ag2r–La Mondiale and IAM Cycling squads.[1][2]

Kristof Goddaert
Goddaert at 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full nameKristof Goddaert
Born(1986-11-21)21 November 1986
Sint Niklaas, Belgium
Died18 February 2014(2014-02-18) (aged 27)
Antwerp, Belgium
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeOne-day rider
Amateur teams
2005–2006Diametal-Colnago
2006Pictoflex Bikeland Hyundai (stagiaire)
2007Davitamon–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen
Professional teams
2008–2009Topsport Vlaanderen
2010–2012Ag2r–La Mondiale
2013–2014IAM Cycling

Born in Sint Niklaas, Belgium, Goddaert left Ag2r–La Mondiale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season.[2]

On 18 February 2014, Goddaert was killed during a training ride in Antwerp, when he fell from his bike and was struck by a De Lijn bus.[3]

Major results

2007
3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
2008
2nd Tour de Vendée
4th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
5th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
9th Paris–Tours
2009
3rd Paris–Brussels
7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
7th Munsterland Giro
7th Omloop van het Houtland
2010
1st Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie
5th Le Samyn
2011
8th Gent–Wevelgem
2012
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
5th Tro Bro Leon
7th Halle–Ingooigem
2013
7th Grote Prijs Wase Polders
8th Overall Tour de l'Eurometropole

References

  1. "Kristof Goddaert". AG2R La Mondiale. 2010 AG2R LA MONDIALE. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. "Profrenner Kristof Goddaert overreden door bus aan Noxx" [Professional Rider Kristof Goddaert run over by bus at Noxx]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Concentra NV. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.