Robert Van Eenaeme | |
Birth Date: | 27 August 1916 |
Birth Place: | Wondelgem, Belgium |
Death Place: | Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1936 |
Proteam1: | Securitas |
Proyears2: | 1937-38 |
Proteam2: | Independent |
Proyears3: | 1939 |
Proteam3: | Armor |
Proyears4: | 1940-42 |
Proteam4: | Independent |
Proyears5: | 1943 |
Proteam5: | Europe-Dunlop |
Proyears6: | 1944-45 |
Proteam6: | Independent |
Proyears7: | 1946 |
Proteam7: | Métropole |
Proyears8: | 1947 |
Proteam8: | Groene Leeuw |
Proyears9: | 1948 |
Proteam9: | Independent |
Proyears10: | 1949 |
Proteam10: | Rochet |
Proyears11: | 1949-50 |
Proteam11: | Dossche Sport |
Majorwins: | One-day races and Classics Gent–Wevelgem (1936, 1937, 1945) Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (1942) De Drie Zustersteden (1943) |
Robert Van Eenaeme (27 August 1916 – 8 March 1959) was a Belgian cyclist.
He was a professional from 1939 to 1950. He won Ghent-Wevelgem in 1936 and 1937, when the race was reserved for riders in the "independent" category, and a third time in 1945, when it was opened up to professionals. With these three victories, he holds the record for most wins at Ghent-Wevelgem, along with Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx, Mario Cipollini, Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan.[1]
He died at the age of 42 as a result of a traffic accident.[2]