Alex Close (26 November 1921 in–21 October 2008)[1] was a Belgian road bicycle racer. He finished fourth in the 1953 Tour de France and seventh in the 1952 Tour de France. He also won the Tour of Belgium in 1955 and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1956.
 Close at the 1954 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 1921 Moignelée, Sambreville, Belgium |
| Died | 21 October 2008 (aged 86) Ligny, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1949 | Automoto–Dunlop |
| 1950 | Alcyon–Dunlop |
| 1950 | Libellula |
| 1950–1951 | Terrot–Wolber |
| 1952 | Garin–Wolber, Libellula, Girardengo–Clement |
| 1953–1954 | Peugeot–Dunlop |
| 1955–1959 | Elvé–Peugeot |
| 1957–1959 | Peugeot–BP–Dunlop |
Major results
edit- 1949
- 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1951
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg
- 8th GP Stad Zottegem
- 1952
- 7th Overall Tour de France
- 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 3
- 1953
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Belgium
- 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 1954
- 1st Stage 4b Tour of Belgium
- 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1955
- 1st
Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 1956
- 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Stage 8
- 1st Hoeilaart–Diest–Hoeilaart
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1957
- 8th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1958
- 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 9th Paris–Brussels
References
edit- ^ "Décès de l'ancien cycliste Alex Close" (in French). Agence France-Presse. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
External links
edit- Alex Close at Cycling Archives (archived)
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