Roger Ilegems (born 13 December 1962) is a retired
track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...
and
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
from
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1991. He represented his native country at the
1984 Summer Olympics in
Los Angeles, California
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, where he won the gold medal in the
men's points race.
Teams
* 1984: Tönissteiner-Lotto (Belgium, from 1 December 1984)
* 1985: Lotto-Merckx (Belgium)
* 1986: Lotto-Merckx (Belgium)
* 1987: Sigma (Belgium)
* 1988: Sigma (Belgium)
* 1989: Histor-Sigma (Belgium)
* 1991: Collstrop-Isoglass (Belgium)
References
External links
Wielersite Profile
1962 births
Living people
Belgian male cyclists
Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists of Belgium
Olympic gold medalists for Belgium
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from Antwerp Province
People from Niel, Belgium
Belgian track cyclists
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