Gilbert De Smet Explained

Gilbert De Smet should not be confused with Gilbert Desmet.

Gilbert De Smet
Birth Date:18 March 1936
Birth Place:Nazareth, Israel
Death Place:Ghent, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider

Gilbert De Smet (18 March 1936  - 10 February 1987) was a Belgian racing cyclist.[1] He rode in four editions of the Tour de France and two of the Vuelta a España.[2] [3]

Throughout his career, he was often confused with Gilbert Desmet, another Belgian cyclist with a very similar name.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gilbert De Smet . Cycling Archives . 3 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Tour de France 1962 . Cycling Archives . 3 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Saint-Raphaël–Helyett–Hutchinson (1962). 11 May 2017. Mémoire du cyclisme. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20170511050532/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/pelotons/equipes.php?q=4910. 11 May 2017. live.