Filip Meirhaeghe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Filip Meirhaeghe

cyclist

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1971

Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium

Profession: politician, sport cyclist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Filip Meirhaeghe (born 5 March 1971 in Ghent) is a retired Belgian racing cyclist.
His primary focus was in mountain bike racing, however, he has also taken part in elite road, cyclo-cross and track cycling.
He has won four Mountain Bike World Championships medals, one Olympic medal and a total of eleven mountain bike World Cup events.
In the final years of his racing career he raced for the bicycle manufacturer Specialized Bicycle Components on the mountain bike and for the professional team Domina Vacanze-Elitron on the road.