Isaac Gálvez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Isaac Gálvez

Racing cyclist

Date of Birth: 20-May-1975

Place of Birth: Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 26-Nov-2006

Profession: sport cyclist, track cyclist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Isaac Gálvez

  • Isaac Gálvez López (May 20, 1975, in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain - November 26, 2006, Ghent) was a Spanish track and road racing cyclist who rode for Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears in the UCI ProTour.
  • He died during the Six Days of Ghent cycling event in Belgium after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and crashing against the railing.
  • He died from internal bleeding.
  • At the time of the accident he had only been married for three weeks. After this, De Fauw suffered from depression and he committed suicide on November 6, 2009. After the second stage of the 2007 edition of the Vuelta a Murcia was cancelled due to strong winds, the organisers dedicated the day's prizes to Gálvez in his memory.
  • Gálvez's sister Débora Gálvez is also a racing cyclist.

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