Bjorg Lambrecht

Bjorg Lambrecht
Lambrecht in 2016.
Personal information
Full nameBjorg Lambrecht
Born(1997-04-02)2 April 1997
Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Died5 August 2019(2019-08-05) (aged 22)
Bełk, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleCyclist
Amateur team
2016–2017Lotto–Soudal U23
Professional team
2018–2019Lotto–Soudal[1]

Bjorg Lambrecht (2 April 1997 – 5 August 2019) was a Belgian cyclist. He rode for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal.[2] In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[3]

Lambrecht died on 5 August 2019 after crashing into a concrete tunnel during the third stage of the 2019 Tour de Pologne, at age 22.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Lotto Soudal unveil 2018 team kit". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018. New to the team for 2018 are Jens Keukeleire (Orica-Scott), Bjorg Lambrecht (neo-pro), Victor Campanaerts (LottoNL-Jumbo), Harm Vanhoucke and Lawrence Naeson [sic] (WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect).
  2. ↑ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Ballinger, Alex (6 August 2019). "Organisers neutralise Tour of Poland stage four after tragic death of Bjorg Lambrecht". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2019.