Kristof Goddaert

Kristof Goddaert (21 November 1986 – 18 February 2014) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who competed as a professional between 2008 and 2014 for the Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator, Ag2r–La Mondiale and IAM Cycling squads.^[1][2]

Kristof Goddaert

Goddaert at 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full name	Kristof Goddaert
Born	(1986-11-21)21 November 1986 Sint Niklaas, Belgium
Died	18 February 2014(2014-02-18) (aged 27) Antwerp, Belgium
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	One-day rider
Amateur teams
2005–2006	Diametal-Colnago
2006	Pictoflex Bikeland Hyundai (stagiaire)
2007	Davitamon–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen
Professional teams
2008–2009	Topsport Vlaanderen
2010–2012	Ag2r–La Mondiale
2013–2014	IAM Cycling

Born in Sint Niklaas, Belgium, Goddaert left Ag2r–La Mondiale at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season.^[2]

On 18 February 2014, Goddaert was killed during a training ride in Antwerp, when he fell from his bike and was struck by a De Lijn bus.^[3]

Major results

2007

3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs

2008

2nd Tour de Vendée

4th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden

5th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen

9th Paris–Tours

2009

3rd Paris–Brussels

7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen

7th Munsterland Giro

7th Omloop van het Houtland

2010

1st Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie

5th Le Samyn

2011

8th Gent–Wevelgem

2012

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

5th Tro Bro Leon

7th Halle–Ingooigem

2013

7th Grote Prijs Wase Polders

8th Overall Tour de l'Eurometropole