Henri Van Kerckhove
![]() Henri Van Kerckhove at the Ronde van Nederland 1949 | |||||||||||
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Born | 6 September 1926 Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||
Died | 4 November 1999 (aged 73) Leuven, Belgium | ||||||||||
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Sport | Road cycling | ||||||||||
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Henri Van Kerckhove (6 September 1926 – 4 November 1999) was a Belgian road cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 1946 World Championships. Next year he turned professional and won the Tour of Belgium in 1952 and 1954. He also rode the 1952 Tour de France and won individual stages of the Tour of Belgium (1948, 1949) and Ronde van Nederland (1949, 1952). His son Florent Van Kerckhove also became an elite road cyclist.[1]
References[]
- ^ Henri Van Kerckhove. cyclingarchives.com
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 1999 deaths
- Belgian male cyclists
- Sportspeople from Brussels
- Belgian cycling biography, 1920s birth stubs