 Decabooter in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Decabooter |
| Nickname | El Toro |
| Born | 3 October 1936 Welden, Belgium |
| Died | 26 May 2012 (aged 75) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1959–1961 | Groene Leeuw–SAS–Sinalco |
| 1962 | Liberia–Grammont–Wolber |
| 1963–1964 | Solo–Superia |
| 1965–1967 | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw |
| 1967 | Tibetan–Pull Over Centrale |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Arthur Decabooter (3 October 1936 – 26 May 2012) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist, active as a professional between 1959 and 1967.[1] Cyclist Walter Godefroot is his wife's brother-in-law.
Apart from a few years when he was signed to Libéria-Grammont (1962) and to Solo (1963–1964), he rode for the Groene Leeuw team. His major wins were the 1960 Tour of Flanders and 2 stages and the points classification in the Vuelta a España the same year. Decabooter's other wins include Dwars door België, Omloop Het Volk, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke, and a stage in the Tour of Belgium.[2]
- ^ Decabooter kreeg een hartstilstand tijdens een fietstocht. "sporza: Arthur "Tuur" Decabooter (75) is niet meer". Sporza.be. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ "Arthur Decabooter". FirstCycling.com. 2022.