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Frans Van Looy
- August 26, 1950
- September 19, 2019
- 69 years
- suicide
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Frans Van Looy, 69, Belgian Olympic racing cyclist (1972), suicide.
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|Frans Van Looy (26 August 1950 – 20 September 2019) was a Belgian cyclist. Looy was professional from 1972 to 1982. He competed in the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
After his career as a cyclist, Van Looy worked as a team manager with Team Telekom and T-Mobile until 2006 and had helped run his family's farm in Merksem. However, a local government order ruled that Van Looy could no longer live at the farm, despite a petition signed by 3,000 people to preserve the residence that Van Looy had been born in. After this order, which ruled his birthplace to be uninhabitable and led to his eviction, he committed suicide in September 2019.
Major wins
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- 1972
- 4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 1973
- 1st Stage 6 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Nord
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Mallorca
- 2nd Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
- 5th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 9th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 10th Grand Prix de Denain
- 1974
- 1st Schaal Sels
- 1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 7th E3 Harelbeke
- 8th Dwars door België
- 1975
- 2nd GP du Tournaisis
- 2nd Paris–Tours
- 3rd Tour du Condroz
- 3rd Schaal Sels
- 3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
- 5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 6th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 8th Scheldeprijs
- 1976
- 1st Ronde van Limburg
- 1st Leeuwse Pijl
- 3rd Omloop van het Leiedal
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 4th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 4th Paris–Tours
- 9th Eschborn–Frankfurt
- 9th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1977
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 3rd Halle–Ingooigem
- 5th Tour du Condroz
- 8th Overall Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 1978
- 1st De Kustpijl
- 1st GP Victor Standaert
- 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 1st Stage 3a Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
- 2nd GP du Tournaisis
- 5th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 6th Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
- 8th Schaal Sels
- 9th Overall Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 1st Stage 3
- 10th De Brabantse Pijl
- 1979
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Aragón
- 1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2nd Grand Prix de Momignies
- 3rd De Kustpijl
- 3rd GP Victor Standaert
- 1980
- 1st Halle–Ingooigem
- 2nd De Kustpijl
- 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 4th Nokere Koerse
- 10th Belgian National Road Race Championships
- 1981
- 3rd De Kustpijl
- 7th Nokere Koerse
- 1982
- 3rd De Kustpijl
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Trivia & Knowledge· 16 questions
Questions drawn from Frans Van Looy's archived record and the sources above.
1.What was the date of birth of the Belgian cyclist Frans Van Looy?
- A.26 August 1952
- B.20 September 1950
- C.26 August 1950correct
- D.20 September 1952
Frans Van Looy was born on 26 August 1950.
Source: Biography introduction
2.During which years was Frans Van Looy a professional cyclist?
- A.1970 to 1980
- B.1972 to 1982correct
- C.1968 to 1978
- D.1975 to 1985
Frans Van Looy was a professional cyclist from 1972 to 1982.
Source: Biography introduction
3.In what specific cycling event did Frans Van Looy compete at the 1972 Summer Olympics?
- A.Individual road racecorrect
- B.Team time trial
- C.Points race
- D.Individual pursuit
Frans Van Looy competed in the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Source: Biography introduction
4.Until what year did Frans Van Looy work as a team manager with Team Telekom and T-Mobile?
- A.2008
- B.2002
- C.2006correct
- D.2004
Frans Van Looy worked as a team manager with Team Telekom and T-Mobile until 2006.
Source: Post-cycling career section
5.Where was the family farm that Frans Van Looy helped run located?
- A.Brussels
- B.Merksemcorrect
- C.Antwerp
- D.Ghent
Frans Van Looy helped run his family's farm in Merksem.
Source: Post-cycling career section
6.How many people signed a petition to preserve the residence where Frans Van Looy was born?
- A.3,000correct
- B.4,000
- C.1,000
- D.2,000
A petition signed by 3,000 people aimed to preserve the residence where Frans Van Looy was born.
Source: Post-cycling career section
7.In what month and year did Frans Van Looy die?
- A.September 2019correct
- B.September 2020
- C.August 2020
- D.August 2019
Frans Van Looy died in September 2019.
Source: Biography introduction
8.What was the nationality of the cyclist Frans Van Looy?
- A.Belgiancorrect
- B.French
- C.Dutch
- D.German
Frans Van Looy is described in the biography as a Belgian cyclist.
Source: Biography introduction
9.What official designation did a local government order give to the house where Frans Van Looy was born?
- A.Uninhabitablecorrect
- B.Unsafe
- C.Condemned
- D.Dilapidated
A local government order ruled that the birthplace of Frans Van Looy was uninhabitable.
Source: Post-cycling career section
10.What was the final consequence of the government order for Frans Van Looy regarding his birthplace?
- A.Historical marking
- B.Evictioncorrect
- C.Sale
- D.Renovation
The order ruled his birthplace to be uninhabitable and led to his eviction.
Source: Post-cycling career section
11.What was the exact date of death of Frans Van Looy?
- A.20 September 2019correct
- B.26 August 2019
- C.26 September 2019
- D.20 August 2019
Frans Van Looy died on 20 September 2019.
Source: Biography introduction
12.Besides cycling, what activity did Frans Van Looy engage in after his professional cycling career ended?
- A.Writing a memoir
- B.Owning a bike shop
- C.Teaching sports
- D.Running a family farmcorrect
Frans Van Looy helped run his family's farm in Merksem after his career as a cyclist.
Source: Post-cycling career section
13.Which of the following professional teams was Frans Van Looy associated with as a manager?
- A.Lotto-Soudal
- B.Quick-Step
- C.T-Mobilecorrect
- D.Team Sky
Frans Van Looy worked as a team manager with Team Telekom and T-Mobile.
Source: Post-cycling career section
14.How is the residence where Frans Van Looy was born described in relation to the petition?
- A.As a vacant plot
- B.As a museum site
- C.As a historical monument
- D.As his residencecorrect
The petition was to preserve the residence that Frans Van Looy had been born in.
Source: Post-cycling career section
15.Frans Van Looy was involved in which of the following Olympic games?
- A.1972 Summer Olympicscorrect
- B.1968 Summer Olympics
- C.1980 Summer Olympics
- D.1976 Summer Olympics
Frans Van Looy competed in the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Source: Biography introduction
16.What was the cause of death of Frans Van Looy?
- A.Accident
- B.Suicidecorrect
- C.Heart failure
- D.Illness
Frans Van Looy committed suicide in September 2019.
Source: Post-cycling career section
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