Richard Depoorter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian bicycle racer
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Place of Birth: Ichtegem, Flemish Region, Belgium
About Richard Depoorter
- Richard Depoorter (29 April 1914 – 16 June 1948) was a Belgian racing cyclist.
- He won the 1943 and 1947 editions of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
- He crashed into a tunnel wall on a "descent of the Sustenpas near Bern" during the 1948 Tour of Switzerland and died onsite or shortly thereafter due to his injuries.
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