Personal information | |
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Born | Wavre, Belgium | 27 October 1940
Died | 7 April 2002 Grez-Doiceau, Belgium | (aged 61)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
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]
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.