- Rudy Dhaenens
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Rudy Dhaenens
fullname = Rudy Dhaenens
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1961|4|10
dateofdeath = death date and age|1998|4|6|1961|4|10
country = BEL
height =
weight =
currentteam =
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateurteams =
amateuryears =
proyears =
proteams =
majorwins = 1990 World Road Racing Champion
updated =July 18 ,2008 Rudy Dhaenens (
Deinze April 10 ,1961 –Aalst April 6 ,1998 ) was a Belgian professionalroad bicycle racer who is most famous for winning theWorld Cycling Championships in 1990 as a member of the Belgian national team. Dhaenens excelled several times in theParis-Roubaix classic race; finishing second in 1986 and third the following year. Dhaenens won the 1990 World Championship Road Race, held inUtsunomiya ,Japan , ahead ofDirk De Wolf of Belgium andGianni Bugno of Italy. In 1992, Dhaenens was forced to stop his career because of heart problems. For a long time, he was in the service of the PDM cycling team, usually as tactical captain. Dhaenens was known for his calm, reserved attitude.He died at the age of 36 because of a car accident in Aalst [cite web
url= http://www.iht.com/articles/1998/04/09/bike.t_1.php
title= Dhaenens:A Modest, Unselfish Cyclist
accessdate= 2008-03-26
author= Samuel Abt
date=April 9 ,1998
publisher= International Herald Tribune] . In his honor, the Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens is held each year inNevele , Belgium.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), flagiconUCIWorld Cycling Championships : 2nd,Ronde van Vlaanderen Tour de France record
* 1985: 101st overall
* 1986: 122nd overall; 1 stage win
* 1988: 87th overall
* 1990: 43rd overallNotes
External links
*cyclingwebsite|8195
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/4613.html Official Tour de France results for Rudy Dhaenens]Persondata
NAME=Dhaenens, Rudy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1961-4-10
PLACE OF BIRTH=Deinze
DATE OF DEATH=1998-4-6
PLACE OF DEATH=Aalst
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
