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Belgian cyclist (1883–1909) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karel Verbist (16 August 1883 – 21 July 1909) was Belgian National Stayers Champion in 1908 and 1909.[1][2]
On July 21, Verbist collided with the motorcycle of Constant Ceurreman (his pacemaker) on the track in Brussels and died almost immediately.[3][4][1] Verbist is the subject of a macabre Flemish folk-poem... "Chareltje, Chareltje Verbist, hadt ge niet gereden op de pist(e), hadt ge niet gelegen in de kist."[5] which roughly translates to "Verbist, if you hadn't ridden your bike, you may not have ended up in a coffin."
List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death
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