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Frank Vandenbroucke

1974 - 2009

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Frank Vandenbroucke (6 November 1974 – 12 October 2009) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. After showing promise in track and field in his adolescence, Vandenbroucke took to cycle racing in the late 1980s and developed into one of the great hopes for Belgian cycling in the 1990s, with a string of victories that included Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Grand Tour stages and Omloop Het Volk. This early success dissipated however in a series of drug problems, rows with teams and suicide attempts. Despite repeated attempts to continue his career with a string of different teams from 2000 to 2008, Vandenbroucke's drug use and unpredictability eventually led to his estrangement from the cycling world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Frank Vandenbroucke is the 334th most popular cyclist (down from 270th in 2024), the 779th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 747th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Frank Vandenbroucke ranks 334 out of 1,613. Before him are Russell Mockridge, Fränk Schleck, Nino Borsari, Erik Zabel, Ludo Peeters, and Victor Johnson. After him are Gianbattista Baronchelli, Tomas Pettersson, Marino Lejarreta, Jean Forestier, Jaan Kirsipuu, and Kim Andersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Frank Vandenbroucke ranks 235. Before him are Carsten Ramelow, Bjarke Ingels, Dan Houser, Damiano Tommasi, Jemima Goldsmith, and Boubou Cissé. After him are Nicole Appleton, Pablo Cavallero, Laz Alonso, Roman Šebrle, Kostas Chalkias, and Natassia Malthe. Among people deceased in 2009, Frank Vandenbroucke ranks 347. Before him are Gino Munaron, Ernst Benda, Ricardo Londoño, Rashidi Kawawa, Vladimir Fedotov, and Dana Vávrová. After him are Frank Gardner, Mildred Cohn, Stanley Jaki, Peter Zadek, Rolf Rüssmann, and Rose Friedman.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Frank Vandenbroucke ranks 779 out of 1,190. Before him are Timmy Simons (1976), Léon Rosenfeld (1904), Roger Foulon (1923), Alfons Van Brandt (1927), Albert Heremans (1906), and Ludo Peeters (1953). After him are Jean Brichaut (1911), Jean Capelle (1913), Lize Marke (1936), Louis Hennepin (1626), Johan Bruyneel (1964), and Eric Vanderaerden (1962).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Frank Vandenbroucke ranks 50. Before him are Paul Deman (1889), Lode Wouters (1929), Philippe Gilbert (1982), Ludo Dierckxsens (1964), Wout van Aert (1994), and Ludo Peeters (1953). After him are Johan Bruyneel (1964), Eric Vanderaerden (1962), Remco Evenepoel (2000), Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955), Etienne De Wilde (1958), and Frank Hoste (1955).

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