Emile De Beukelaer
Appearance
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Full name | Emile De Beukelaer |
Born | 27 May 1867 |
Died | 23 January 1922 | (aged 54)
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Discipline | Road |
Role | Individual |
Emile De Beukelaer (27 May 1867–23 January 1922) was a Belgian road racing cyclist, and the founder and President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). He was the son of the founder of Elixir d'Anvers, a famous liquor from the Antwerp region.[1]
Career
[edit]Cycling career
[edit]He was the most successful cyclist of the 1880s.[1]
Foundation of UCI
[edit]On 14 April 1900, delegates from six associations and five countries assembled in Paris to form the "Union Cycliste Internationale". The delegates were:
- Emile De Beukelaer for the "Ligue Velocipédique Belge"
- Frenchman Victor Breyer for the "National Cycling Association" in the United States
- Alfred Riguelle for the "Union velocipédique de France"
- Count Villers for the "Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques"
- Mario Bruzzone representing the "Unione Velocipedistica Italiana"
- Frenchman Paul Rousseau for the "Union Cycliste Suisse"
Paul Rousseau became the Secretary General, while Emile De Beukelaer became the President, and served as such until his death in 1922.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FX de Beukelaer". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ Cycling and Olympism
External links
[edit]- Media related to Emile De Beukelaer at Wikimedia Commons
- Emile De Beukelaer at Cycling Archives (archived)