 Gálvez during the 2005 Tour de France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Isaac Gálvez López | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1975 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 November 2006 (aged 31) Ghent, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road and track | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Road: sprinter Track: madison | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2003 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Illes Balears-Banesto | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Clásica de Almería (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Isaac Gálvez López[lower-alpha 1] (20 May 1975 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain – 26 November 2006 in 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 66th 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.[1][2] After this, De Fauw suffered from depression and he committed suicide on 6 November 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.[3] Gálvez's sister Débora Gálvez is also a racing cyclist.
Gálvez competed for Spain at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4]
Major results
- 1999
- 1st
Madison (with Joan Llaneras), UCI Track World Championships - 2000
- 1st Clásica de Almería
- 2001
- 1st Stage GP dos Mosqueteiros
- 1st Stage Volta ao Alentejo
- 2002
- 1st Trofeo Mallorca
- 2003
- 1st Trofeo Mallorca
- 1st Trofeo Alcudia
- 1st Stage Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st Stage Volta a Catalunya
- 2005
- 1st Stage Critérium International
- 2006
- 1st Madison (with Joan Llaneras), UCI Track World Championships
- 1st Trofeo Mallorca
- 1st Trofeo Alcudia
- 1st Stage Four Days of Dunkirk
Notes
- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gálvez and the second or maternal family name is López.
References
- ↑ "Galvez killed in track collision". BBC Sport. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ↑ "Spanish sprinter, Isaac Gálvez crashes hard at Gent Six Day, dies on way to hospital". Cyclingnews.com. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ↑ "Winds take victory, stage winnings to Isaac Gálvez". Cyclingnews.com. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isaac Gálvez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
- Isaac Gálvez at ProCyclingStats
- Isaac Gálvez at Olympedia
- Isaac Gálvez at Olympics.com
- Isaac Gálvez at Olympic.org (archived)
- Isaac Gálvez López at Cycling Archives
- Isaac Gálvez López (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)