Bjorg Lambrecht

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bjorg Lambrecht
Occupation	Sport Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Apr 2, 1997(1997-04-02)
Age	27
Date Of Death	2019-08-05
Birthplace	Ghent
Country	Belgium
Birth City	Flemish Region
Horoscope	Aries

Bjorg Lambrecht Biography

Bjorg Lambrecht is one of the most popular and richest Sport Cyclist who was born on April 2, 1997 in Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium. Bjorg Lambrecht (2 April 1997 – 5 August 2019,) was an Belgian cyclist who raced with UCI WorldTeam Lotto-Soudal. In August 2018, he had been listed on the starting list of the 2018 Vuelta a Espana. He passed away on the 5th of August 2019 after colliding with an culvert made of concrete during the 3rd stage in the 2019 Tour de Pologne.

In the year 2018, Lambrecht became a professional through Lotto-Soudal. The year 2019 was the time he achieved his best result as a professional by finishing fourth in the Fleche Wallonne race. In April of that same year the team signed a contract extension of two years with Lotto-Soudal.

Lambrecht crashed into a concrete culvert during stage three of the 2019 Tour de Pologne. The cause of the crash is unknown, no other riders appeared to have been involved. He was taken to hospital in Rybnik by ambulance, but died during surgery. Out of respect for Lambrecht, the fourth stage of the race was neutralised, allowing riders to honour his memory. The remaining members of the Lotto-Soudal team led the peloton in the first part of the race until kilometre 48, where Lambrecht had crashed the previous day, at which point the peloton stopped and a moment of silence was held. On 7 August 2019, Lotto–Soudal’s team doctor, Maarten Meirhaeghe, said in a press statement that Lambrecht’s death was caused by “a severe laceration to his liver that caused an internal hemorrhage and a cardiac arrest”.

In the spring 2017 he was the winner of the Liege-Bastogne Liege U23 race after beating his fellow competitors during the race’s sprint. The following year, he placed fifth in the Fleche Ardennaise race. He was third in final class of Ronde de l’Isard, eighth in the Tour of the Jura, winning a stage and the overall classification of the Grand Prix Priessnitz spa and was first in the classification of finals at the Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, the Giro della Valle d’Aosta and the Tour de l’Avenir 2017.

Bjorg Lambrecht Net Worth

Bjorg Lambrecht is one of the richest Sport Cyclist from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bjorg Lambrecht 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The year 2015 saw Lambrecht won the title of Belgian National Junior Champion, knocking out Glen Van Nuffelen and Stijn Goolaerts in third and second places, respectively.

In 2016 He surprised the world when he won the first part of the Ronde de l’Isard. In the final stage , he was directed to the incorrect direction by race’s management. The race jury spotted the mistake and Lambrecht was the 3rd Belgian to win the race following Yannick Eijssen (2010) and Louis Vervaeke (2014). Two weeks after his win at the race in France, Lambrecht took part in the Grand Prix Priessnitz spa event with the Belgian selection. He was able to win the final leg, which was a the cobbles sloping down in Jesenik and with the advantage of only a couple of seconds.

Lambrecht was buried on 13 August 2019 in Saint Willibrord Church in his home town of Knesselare. Hundreds attended the service, including many former Lotto–Soudal teammates, some of whom carried the coffin into the church. On 11 August, a minute’s silence was held before the 2019 European Road Championships in honour of Lambrecht. On 25 August, another minute’s silence was held before Stage 2 of the Vuelta a España, the first Grand Tour that Lambrecht would have competed in.

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Facts & Trivia

Bjorg Ranked on the list of most popular Sport Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Bjorg Lambrecht celebrates birthday on April 2 of every year.