Rudy Dhaenens
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Rudy Dhaenens (Deinze April 10, 1961 – Aalst April 6, 1998) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who is most famous for won the World Cycling Championships in 1990 as a member of the PDM cycling team.
Dhaenens was good in the Paris-Roubaix classic race; finishing second in 1986 and 3rd 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.
He died at age 36 because of a car accident in Aalst[1]. In his honor, the Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens is held each year in Nevele, Belgium.
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[edit] Major achievements
- 1986
- 1st, Stage 11, Tour de France
- 2nd, Paris-Roubaix
- 1987
- 3rd, Paris-Roubaix
- 1988
- 8th, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1990
- 1st (Gold Medal),
World Cycling Championships - 2nd, Ronde van Vlaanderen
[edit] Tour de France record
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- Rudy Dhaenens profile at the Cycling Website
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| Preceded by Greg LeMond |
World Road Racing Champion 1990 |
Succeeded by Gianni Bugno |
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| Preceded by Thierry Boutsen |
Belgian Sportsman of the Year 1990 |
Succeeded by Jean-Michel Saive |
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