_-_Grand_Prix_Criquielion%2c_17_mai_2014%2c_arriv%25C3%25A9e_(B12).JPG) Criquielion in 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Claude Criquielion | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-01-11)11 January 1957 Lessines, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 February 2015(2015-02-18) (aged 58) Aalst, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Kas–Campagnolo | ||||||||||||||
| 1980–1989 | Splendor | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Lotto–Superclub | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Lotto–Adecco | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Claude Criquielion (11 January 1957 – 18 February 2015) was aBelgian professionalroad bicycle racer who raced between 1979 and 1990. In 1984, Criquielion became theworld road race champion inBarcelona, Spain on a gruelling course. He had five top-ten finishes in theTour de France.
Criquielion was well placed to win a medal in the1988 world road race championship in Belgium. However, he crashed in sight of the line when another competitor,Steve Bauer ofCanada, pushed him into the safety barriers and was disqualified for this reason. The third rider,Maurizio Fondriest, went on to win. Bauer was disqualified and Criquielion sued Bauer for assault, asking for $1.5 million in damages in a case that lasted more than three years before the judge unexpectedly ruled in Bauer's favor.
At thenational championship race in 1985, he tested positive forPervitin, but received no repercussions. The head of the laboratory atGhent University, which had administered the analysis, subsequently resigned his post in the Medical Commission of the Belgian Cycling Association (KBWB) in protest.[1]
Criquielion was directeur sportif of theLotto–Adecco team from 2000 to 2004. His son,Mathieu Criquielion, turned professional for theLandbouwkrediet-Colnago team in 2005; Claude Criquielion became the team's manager.
From 2006 until his death Criquielion was analderman for the liberalMR inLessines.
During the night of 15–16 February 2015, Criquielion suffered acerebrovascular accident and he was hospitalized in critical condition.[2] Criquelion died at 9:00 AM on 18 February 2015 in a hospital inAalst.[3][4]
Escalada a MontjuïcSetmana Catalana de Ciclisme
Road race,UCI Road World ChampionshipsEscalada a Montjuïc
OverallTour de Romandie
Mountains classification OverallMidi Libre
Road race, National Road Championships| Grand Tour | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España | — | 3 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| Tour de France | 9 | 13 | 9 | DNF | 18 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 9 |
| International | |
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| National | |
