Serge Baguet
Serge Baguet (18 August 1969 – 9 February 2017) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Serge Baguet |
| Born | 18 August 1969 Opbrakel, Belgium |
| Died | 9 February 2017 (aged 47) Letterhoutem, Belgium |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1990–1995 | Lotto |
| 1996 | Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx |
| 2000–2002 | Lotto |
| 2003–2005 | Davitamon-Lotto |
| 2006–2007 | Quick Step-Innergetic |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France, 1 stage Vuelta a Andalucía, 2 stages Belgian National Road Race Champion (2005) | |
Career
He was the son of the ex-cyclist Roger Baguet. He was married to Sandra Rasschaert and they have a son (Sam). Baguet started his professional cycling career in 1991. He worked for Lotto for five years and one year for Vlaanderen 2002. His major victories were stages in the Tour du Limousin and the Tour of Britain. After six years pro-cycling, he became a roofer.
In 2000, he made a comeback in the cycling-milieu (again with Lotto) and won his biggest victory in his career: a stage in the Tour de France. In 2005 he won two stages in the Vuelta a Andalucía and became Belgian national cycling champion. In 2006 and 2007, Baguet rode for the second big Belgian UCI ProTeam: Quick Step-Innergetic. He retired at the end of the 2007 season.
Baguet died on 9 February 2017 after a two-year battle against colon cancer.[1][2]
Major results
- 1990
- 4th stage GP Tell
- 1992
- 2nd stage Tour du Limousin
- 1993
- 2nd stage Tour of Britain
- 1994
- Clasica de Sabiñanigo
- 2001
- Druivenkoers
- 17th stage Tour de France
- 2005
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- Vuelta a Andalucía stage 2 and 3