Briek Schotte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Briek Schotte

Belgian cyclist

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1919

Place of Birth: Kanegem, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 04-Apr-2004

Profession: sporting director, sport cyclist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alberic "Briek" Schotte (born Kanegem, West Flanders, 7 September 1919 – died Kortrijk, 4 April 2004) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s.
His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek" (IJzeren Briek). He was world champion in 1948 and 1950, won the last stage of the 1947 Tour de France and finished second in the epic 1948 Tour, behind Gino Bartali.
He twice won the Tour of Flanders (1942, 1948), Paris–Tours (1946, 1947) and Paris–Brussels (1946, 1952).
He also won the inaugural Challenge Desgrange-Colombo, a season-long competition to identify the world's best road rider, in 1948. After retirement in 1959, he was a team coach for 30 years, mostly for Flandria .
He died on the day of the 2004 Tour of Flanders.
The commentators during the race said "God must have been one of Briek's greatest fans".