Arthur Vanderstuyft in 1913 | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | 23 December 1883 Essen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 May 1956 (aged 72) Borgerhout, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Vanderstuyft (23 December 1883 – 6 May 1956) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in motor-paced racing in the professionals category and won three medals at the world championships in 1904, 1906 and 1908. [1]
As a road cyclist he competed in ten six-day races and twice finished in second place: in 1904 in New York and in 1912 in Brussels. His father Fritz and younger brother Léon were also professional cyclists. [1]
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven cycling events were contested.
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Vanderstuyft is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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