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Karel Verbist

Belgian cyclist (1883–1909) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Karel Verbist
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Karel Verbist (16 August 1883 – 21 July 1909) was Belgian National Stayers Champion in 1908 and 1909.[1][2]

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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."

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Achievements

1907
  • Germany 1st in Grand World Prize, (Munich (b)), Munich (Bayern), Germany
  • Unknown 2nd in World Championship, Track, Stayers, Elite, Paris (Ile-de-France), France
1908
  • Belgium 1st in National Championship, Track, Stayers, Elite, Belgium, Antwerp (Antwerp), Belgium
1909
  • Germany 1st in Breslau, Breslau (Dolnoslaskie), Germany
  • Belgium 1st in National Championship, Track, Stayers, Elite, Belgium, Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium[6]
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See also

List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death

References

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