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.
 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
| |
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]
Major Results
editRoad
edit- 1955
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 3th Overall Omloop der 9 Provincies
- 1st Stages 3, 6 (ITT) & 7
- 1st Grand Prix of Essex
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem amateurs
- 1958
- 1st GP Gemeente Kortemark
- 1st GP Erpe-Mere
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Independents
- 1959
- 1st Dr. Tistaertprijs Zottegem
- 1st Omloop van het Houtland
- 2nd Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen
- 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2nd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
- 4th Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1960
- 1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Overall Dwars door België
- 1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
- Vuelta a España
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 8 & 15
- 1st
- 1st Stages 1 & 4 (TTT) of the Tour of Belgium
- 1st Schelde–Dender–Leie
- 2nd Omloop van het Houtland
- 3rd
National Road Race Championships - 4th Milan–San Remo
- 1961
- 1st Omloop Het Volk
- 1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke
- 1st Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st GP Briek Schotte
- 3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
- 1962
- 1st Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
- 2nd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
- 2nd GP Frans Melckenbeek
- 3rd Schaal Sels
- 3rd Ronde van Brabant
- 1963
- 1st Omloop der drie Provinciën
- 1st Omloop Leidedal
- 2nd Omloop van West-Brabant
- 3rd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
- 1964
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1st Omloop van het Houtland
- 2nd Omloop Het Volk
- 2nd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
- 2nd GP Roeselare
- 3rd Halle–Ingooigem
- 6th Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1965
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 1st Geraardsbergen-Viane
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Tour du Nord
- 2nd Circuit des Frontières
- 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 3rd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
- 5th Paris–Tours
- 9th Tour of Flanders
- 1966
- 1st Stages 6 & 8 of the Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Elfstedenronde
- 1st Stage 5a of the Four Days of Dunkirk
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
- 1967
- 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
- 1st Roubaix-Cassel-Roubaix
- 2nd Elfstedenronde
- 9th Paris–Roubaix
Track
edit- 1961
- 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Klaus Bugdahl)
- 1962
- 3rd Belgian National Championships (with Willy Vannitsen)
- 1963
- 3rd Belgian National Championships (with Willy Vannitsen)
- 1961
- 3rd Six Days of Madrid (with José Manuel López Rodríguez)
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Arthur Decabooter at Cycling Archives (archived)
- (in French) Palmares of Arthur Decabooter
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