Alfons Sweeck Explained

Alfons Sweeck
Birth Date:15 March 1936
Birth Place:Keerbergen, Belgium
Death Place:Leuven, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1959–1963

Alfons Sweeck (15 March 1936 – 13 December 2019) was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1959 to 1962.[1]

He was the grandfather of fellow cyclists Laurens, Diether and Hendrik Sweeck.

Sweeck won a stage of the 1960 Vuelta a España and the general classification of the 1960 Tour of Belgium.

Major results

1957
  • 5th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
    1958
  • 3rd Overall Milk Race
  • 1st Stages 3 & 5a (ITT)
    1959
  • 1st Stage 3b Tour of Belgium
  • 1st Stage 6 Tour de Tunisie
  • 9th Grand Prix des Nations
    1960
  • 1st Overall Tour of Belgium
  • 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Familie Sweeck in rouw na overlijden grootvader Alfons. 14 December 2019. sport.be. Dutch.