Isaac Gálvez
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| Full name | Isaac Gálvez López | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 20, 1975 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
November 26, 2006 (aged 31) Ghent, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road and track | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type |
Road: sprinter Track: madison | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2003 | Kelme-Costa Blanca | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Clásica de Almería (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Infobox last updated on July 18, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isaac Gálvez López (May 20, 1975, in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain - November 26, 2006, Ghent) was a Spanish track and road racing cyclist who rode for Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears in the UCI ProTour. He died during the Six Days of Ghent cycling event in Belgium after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and crashing against the railing. He died from internal bleeding. At the time of the accident he had only been married for three weeks.[1][2] After this, De Fauw suffered from depression and he committed suicide on November 6, 2009.
After the second stage of the 2007 edition of the Vuelta a Murcia was cancelled due to strong winds, the organisers dedicated the day's prizes to Gálvez in his memory.[3] Gálvez's sister Débora Gálvez is also a racing cyclist.
Palmarès
- 1999
- UCI Track World Championships - Madison - World Champion
- 2000 - Kelme-Costa Blanca
- Clásica de Almería
- 2001 - Kelme-Costa Blanca
- GP dos Mosqueteiros - one stage
- Volta ao Alentejo - one stage
- 2002 - Kelme-Costa Blanca
- Vuelta a Mallorca
- 2003 - Kelme-Costa Blanca
- Vuelta a Mallorca
- 2004 - Illes Balears-Banesto
- Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme - one stage
- Volta a Catalunya - one stage
- 2005 - Illes Balears
- Critérium International - one stage
- 2006 - Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
- UCI Track World Championships - Madison - World Champion
- Vuelta a Mallorca
- Four Days of Dunkirk - one stage
References
- ↑ "Galvez killed in track collision". BBC Sport. 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ "Spanish sprinter, Isaac Gálvez crashes hard at Gent Six Day, dies on way to hospital". Cyclingnews.com. 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ "Winds take victory, stage winnings to Isaac Gálvez". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
External links
- Isaac Gálvez profile at Cycling Archives
