Louis Proost
Appearance
![]() Louis Proost in 1957 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Louis Proost | ||||||||||||||
Born | Halle, Belgium | 7 April 1935||||||||||||||
Died | 2 February 2009 | (aged 73)||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Major wins | |||||||||||||||
World amateur road race champion 1 stage 1960 Tour de France | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Louis Proost (7 April 1935 in Halle – 2 February 2009) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who became world amateur champion in 1957. In the 1960 Tour de France, he won one stage.
Major results
- 1957
- World Amateur road race Championship
- 1958
- Brasschaat
- Sint-Niklaas
- Brussels–Ingooigem
- Zwijndrecht
- Rummen
- 1959
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Oostende
- Glabbeek
- Turnhout
- Rijkevorsel
- 1960
- Ekeren
- Bruxelles – Charleroi – Bruxelles
- Wuustwezel
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 13
- 1961
- Borgerhout
- Waasmunster
- Edegem
- Melle
- Giro d'Itala:
- Winner stage 5
- 1962
- Beringen
- Hoeilaart-Diest-Hoeilaart
- Nieuwkerken-Waas
- Polder-Kempen
- Oedelem
- Turnhout
- Zandhoven
- Sint-Amands
- 1963
- Beveren-Waas
- Hoeilaart-Diest-Hoeilaart
- Omloop van West-Brabant
- Schoten – Willebroek
- Sint-Truiden
- Rijmenam
- Mouscron
- Edegem
- Zandhoven
- Wetteren
- 1964
- Tervuren
- Bierbeek
- Melle
- Mortsel
- Tessenderlo
- Lommel
- Kontich
- 1965
- Polderpijl
- Zwijndrecht
- Kontich
- 1966
- Beveren-Waas
- Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
- Diksmuide
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Louis Proost.
- Louis Proost at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Louis Proost