Richard Depoorter

Richard Depoorter (29 April 1915 – 16 June 1948) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the 1943 and 1947 editions of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège.^[1] He crashed into a tunnel wall on a "descent of the Sustenpas near Bern"^[2] during the 1948 Tour of Switzerland and died onsite or shortly thereafter due to his injuries.^[3][4][5]

Richard Depoorter

Depoorter with Super
Personal information
Born	(1915-04-29)29 April 1915 Ichtegem, Belgium
Died	16 June 1948(1948-06-16) (aged 33) Wassen, Switzerland
Team information
Role	Rider

See also

• List of professional cyclists who died during a race