Kristof Goddaert Explained

Kristof Goddaert
Fullname:Kristof Goddaert
Birth Date:21 November 1986
Birth Place:Sint Niklaas, Belgium
Death Place:Antwerp, Belgium
Weight:72kg (159lb)
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:One-day rider
Amateuryears1:2005–2006
Amateurteam1:Diametal-Colnago
Amateuryears2:2006
Amateurteam2:Pictoflex Bikeland Hyundai (stagiaire)
Amateuryears3:2007
Proyears1:2008–2009
Proyears2:2010–2012
Proyears3:2013–2014

Kristof Goddaert (21 November 1986 – 18 February 2014) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who competed as a professional between 2008 and 2014 for the, and squads.[1] [2]

Born in Sint Niklaas, Belgium, Goddaert left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new team for the 2013 season.

On 18 February 2014, Goddaert was killed during a training ride in Antwerp, when he fell from his bike and was struck by a De Lijn bus.[3]

Major results

2007
  • 3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
    2008
  • 2nd Tour de Vendée
  • 4th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
  • 5th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
  • 9th Paris–Tours
    2009
  • 3rd Paris–Brussels
  • 7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
  • 7th Munsterland Giro
  • 7th Omloop van het Houtland
    2010
  • 1st Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie
  • 5th Le Samyn
    2011
  • 8th Gent–Wevelgem
    2012
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 5th Tro Bro Leon
  • 7th Halle–Ingooigem
    2013
  • 7th Grote Prijs Wase Polders
  • 8th Overall Tour de l'Eurometropole

    References

    1. News: Kristof Goddaert . AG2R La Mondiale . 2010 AG2R LA MONDIALE . 4 January 2013.
    2. News: IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster . 24 September 2012 . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited . 20 September 2012.
    3. News: Profrenner Kristof Goddaert overreden door bus aan Noxx . 18 February 2014 . 18 February 2014 . . Concentra NV . Dutch. Professional Rider Kristof Goddaert run over by bus at Noxx.

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