Bjorg Lambrecht

Bjorg Lambrecht
Lambrecht in 2016
Personal information
Full nameBjorg Lambrecht
Born(1997-04-02)2 April 1997
Ghent, Belgium
Died5 August 2019(2019-08-05) (aged 22)
Rybnik, Poland
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleCyclist
Amateur team
2016–2017Lotto–Soudal U23
Professional team
2018–2019Lotto–Soudal[2]
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Innsbruck Under-23 road race
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Plumelec Under-23 road race

Bjorg Lambrecht (2 April 1997 – 5 August 2019) was a Belgian cyclist who rode for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal.[3] In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[4] He died on 5 August 2019 after crashing into a concrete culvert during the third stage of the 2019 Tour de Pologne.[5]

  1. ^ "Bjorg Lambrecht". Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Lotto Soudal unveil 2018 team kit". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018. New to the team for 2018 are Jens Keukeleire (Orica-Scott), Bjorg Lambrecht (neo-pro), Victor Campanaerts (LottoNL-Jumbo), Harm Vanhoucke and Lawrence Naeson [sic] (WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect).
  3. ^ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).