Henri Van Kerckhove Explained

Birth Date:6 September 1926
Birth Place:Brussels, Belgium
Death Date:4 November 1999 (aged 73)
Death Place:Leuven, Belgium
Sport:Road cycling
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Henri Van Kerckhove (6 September 1926 – 4 November 1999) was a Belgian road cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 1946 World Championships. Next year he turned professional and won the Tour of Belgium in 1952 and 1954. He also rode the 1952 Tour de France and won individual stages of the Tour of Belgium (1948, 1949) and Ronde van Nederland (1949, 1952). His son Florent Van Kerckhove also became an elite road cyclist.