 Van in Looy 1977 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Frans Van Looy |
| Born | 26 August 1950 Merksem, Belgium |
| Died | 20 September 2019 (aged 69) Merksem, Belgium |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1972–1973 | Novy–Dubble Bubble |
| 1974 | Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria |
| 1975–1976 | Molteni–RYC |
| 1977 | Maes Pils–Mini-Flat |
| 1978 | Mini-Flat–Boule d'Or |
| 1979 | Kas–Campagnolo |
| 1980–1981 | Vermeer Thijs–Mini-Flat |
| 1982 | Europ Decor |
| Managerial teams | |
| 1983 | Perlav–Eurosoap |
| 1984–1987 | TeVe Blad–Eddy Merckx |
| 1988–1991 | Histor–Sigma |
| 1992–2006 | Team Telekom |
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.[1]
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.[2] After this order, which ruled his birthplace to be uninhabitable and led to his eviction, he committed suicide in September 2019.[3]
- ^ "Frans Van Looy Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Former T-Mobile sports director Frans Van Looy dies, aged 69". www.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Frans Van Looy, oud-renner en ploegleider, is overleden". De Standaard. Retrieved 21 September 2019.