Georges Van Coningsloo
Georges Van Coningsloo (27 October 1940 – 7 April 2002) was a Belgian racing cyclist.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 October 1940 Wavre, Belgium  | 
| Died | 7 April 2002 (aged 61) Grez-Doiceau, Belgium  | 
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road | 
| Role | Rider | 
| Professional teams | |
| 1963 | Solo–Terrot | 
| 1964–1970 | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | 
| 1971–1972 | Molteni | 
| 1973 | Watney–Maes Pils | 
| 1974 | Robot–Gazelle | 
Career
    
Van Coningsloo was a professional from 1963 to 1974. In 1967, he won Bordeaux–Paris, after a 370 kilometer breakaway.
He rode in four Grand Tours in his career: three editions of the Tour de France, and the 1970 Vuelta a España, but failed to finish all of the races.[2]
His son Philippe was also a high level cyclist. He died, however, before turning professional, after suffering a heart attack during a race. In his honor, a race called the Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo is held in July. His other son, Olivier, was also a professional cyclist, who rode for two seasons before ending his career.
Major results
    
- 1958
 - 1st Overall Liège–La Gleize
 - 1963
 - 4th La Flèche Wallonne
 - 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 - 1964
 - 1st Paris–Brussels
 - 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 - 5th Tour of Flanders
 - 5th Milan–San Remo
 - 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm
 - 1965
 - 1st Ronde van Limburg
 - 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
 - 1st Stage 8 Paris–Nice
 - 1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 - 1st Stage 1 Tour of Belgium
 - 2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
 - 2nd Brabantse Pijl
 - 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm
 - 5th La Flèche Wallonne
 - 10th Paris–Roubaix
 - 1966
 - 5th Overall Tour of Belgium
 - 9th La Flèche Wallonne
 - 1967
 - 1st Bordeaux–Paris
 - 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie
 - 2nd Overall Paris–Luxembourg
 - 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm
 - 5th Milan–San Remo
 - 1968
 - 4th Overall Tour de l'Oise
 - 1969
 - 1st Stage 2B Tour de l'Oise
 - 2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
 - 4th Bordeaux–Paris
 - 7th Paris–Tours
 - 8th Milan–San Remo
 - 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
 - 1970
 - 2nd Ronde van Limburg
 - 1971
 - 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
 - 4th Tour of Flanders
 - 6th Brabantse Pijl
 - 1972
 - 1st Flèche Hesbignonne
 - 1973
 - 2nd Flèche Hesbignonne
 
References
    
- "Georges Van Coningsloo". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
 - "Tour de France 1966". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
 
External links
    
- Georges Van Coningsloo at Cycling Archives
 
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