Former pro cyclist 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ludo Dierckxsens died on Thursday at the age of 60 while taking part in a 1,000-kilometre charity ride for Stand Up for Canc💧er in Belgium.

The event organisers announced the 1999 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France stage winner's death on their website, writing, "With deep sorrow, we share the news that Ludo Dierckxsens, one of our beloved road captains🔯 and former mentor, became unwell on Thursday afternoon durin🐻g the afternoon stage of the 1000km Stand up for Cancer."

The incident happened around 15:00 on the Sint-Gi🌊llislaan in Dendermonde.

"The emergency services arrived quickly, but unfortunately, all help came too late. We are all deeꩵply affected. Ludo has been a staple in the peloton since the first edition - a well-liked road captain, a part of our warm 1000km family. This day of solidarity and connection has abruptly turned into a moment of intense grief. More than ever, we stand shoulder to shoulder. Our thoughts are with Ludo's family and friends. Weꦰ stand with them in this indescribable moment."

Dierckxsens was well known during his short career, which laꦕsted from 1994 to 2005, as an affable and enthusiastic competitor who came into the sport late - at age 29 - after working as a painter for DAF Trucks.

In 1993, Dierckxsens finished secon🐠d in the amateur Tour of Flanders and signed on to the Willy Naessens team as a trainee at the end of the season.

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The fo🐻llowing year, he quit his job and began racing full-time with a Swiss team, Saxon-Selle Italia, and the following year, 💮Collstrop-Lystex. His big break came in 1996 when he signed with the Continental team Tönissteiner-Saxon.

A victory in the GP de Denain, along with podiums in the Rund um Köln, Flèche Ardennaise and Paris-Bourges, was enough 🍃to attract the attention of 🦄the Lotto team, where he raced alongside Andrei Tchmil in 1998.

He signed with Lampre in 19ꦯ99 and landed the biggest result of his career in 1999 at the Tour de France when he soloed away from the breakaway to claim stage 11 as the Belgian champion.

That victory 🧜was sullied when he to help heal a knee injury more quickly during his post-stage doping control. He never tested positive for the drug, but his team removed him from the race after stage 1♚4.

Dierckxsens was allowed to keep his stage win but served a six-month ꦕsuspension.

He retired in 2005 at age 41 but remained active in cycling, starting a bike shop and a♛ Belgian bike brand. He sold the company in 2009 and worked as a wholesaler.

Cyclingnews extends our deepest condolences to Dierckxsens' family and friends.