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Full name | Emile De Beukelaer |
Born | 21 May 1865 |
Died | 21 January 1922 | (aged 56)
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Discipline | Road |
Role | Individual |
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Emile De Beukelaer (21 May 1865–21 January 1922) is a former Belgian road racing cyclist, and the founder, and former President, of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). He is the son of the founder of Elixir d'Anvers, a famous liquor from the Antwerp region.[1]
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He was the most successful cyclist of the 1880s.[1]
On 14 April 1900, delegates from six associations and five countries assembled in Paris to form the "Union Cycliste Internationale". The delegates were:
Paul Rousseau became the Secretary General, while Emile De Beukelaer became the President, and served as such until his death in 1922.[2]
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