Victor Van Schil

Victor Van Schil
Personal information
Born	21 December 1939; Nijlen, Belgium
Died	30 September 2009 (aged 69); Nijlen, Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1962–1966	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1967	Flandria–De Clerck
1968–1970	Faema
1971–1976	Molteni
1977	IJsboerke–Colnago

Victor Van Schil (21 December 1939 – 30 September 2009) was a Belgian racing cyclist.^[1] He rode in 21 Grand Tours in his career, including 11 editions of the Tour de France, four editions of the Vuelta a España, and six editions of the Giro d'Italia.^[2]

Career

Van Schil's main victories were two stages of the Vuelta a España, in 1964 and 1968, and the 1968 Brabantse Pijl. He also had success in the 1969 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, finishing alongside his teammate Eddy Merckx, eight minutes ahead of the next rider.

Van Schil was a teammate of Eddy Merckx for nine years, riding with him on Faema from 1968 to 1970, and Molteni from 1971 to 1976, and was known for being Merckx's main domestique. He also rode with Raymond Poulidor from 1962 to 1966 on Mercier–BP–Hutchinson.

Van Schil committed suicide at his home on 30 September 2009, at age 69, due to suffering from depression.^[3]

1962: 1st Tour du Condroz; 3rd Scheldeprijs
1963: 1st Schaal Sels
1964: 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a España; 2nd Brussels–Ingooigem; 3rd Grand Prix du Midi Libre; 3rd Overall Circuit du Provençal
1965: 3rd Tour du Condroz; 4th Paris–Roubaix
1966: 1st Stage 1a Tour of Belgium; 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1967: 1st Overall Tour de Wallonie
1968: 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España; 1st Brabantse Pijl; 3rd Grand Prix Fayt-le-Franc; 3rd Overall Tour de Wallonie; 5th Paris–Roubaix
1969: 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Mallorca; 2nd Schaal Sels; 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège; 2nd Brussels–Ingooigem
1970: 1st Tour du Condroz; 2nd Brabantse Pijl
1972: 1st Tour du Condroz; 2nd Züri-Metzgete; 3rd Grand Prix Monaco; 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1973: 2nd Brabantse Pijl; 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens; 2nd Schaal Sels
1976: 2nd Druivenkoers Overijse

↑ "Victor Van Schil". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ "Tour de France 1970". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ "Merckx: "I lost a member of my family" (French)". La DH. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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