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Briek Schotte
Cyclist
1919 – 2004
Who was Briek Schotte?
Alberic "Briek" Schotte was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek".
He was world champion in 1948 and 1950, won the last stage of the 1947 Tour de France and finished second in the epic 1948 Tour, behind Gino Bartali. He twice won the Tour of Flanders, Paris–Tours and Paris–Brussels. He also won the inaugural Challenge Desgrange-Colombo, a season-long competition to identify the world's best road rider, in 1948.
After retirement in 1959, he was a team coach for 30 years, mostly for Flandria . He died on the day of the 2004 Tour of Flanders. The commentators during the race said "God must have been one of Briek's greatest fans".
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- Born
- Sep 7, 1919
Belgium - Nationality
- Belgium
- Lived in
- Kanegem
- Died
- Apr 4, 2004
Kortrijk
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on July 23, 2013
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