Ronny Van Sweevelt (3 August 1962 – 17 June 2020) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

In later life he became addicted to drugs. He was in the news in 2000 after a police chase in Antwerp, after a suspected drug possession. He was sentenced in 2001.[2][3]

Van Sweevelt died in Hasselt on 17 June 2020, after being in a coma which was caused by choking during a meal.[2]

Ronny was the younger brother of Valère Van Sweevelt, also a former Belgian racing cyclist who won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1968.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ronny Van Sweevelt Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "De tragische dood na een tragisch leven van Limburgse wielerbelofte". Het Belang van Limburg Mobile.
  3. ^ "Rechter beveelt internering van ex-wielrenner Ronny Vansweevelt". Gazet van Antwerpen Mobile.
  4. ^ "Van amfetamines tot zelfs politieachtervolging: voormalig wielrenner Ronny Van Sweevelt op 57-jarige leeftijd overleden". Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 12 May 2021.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronny_Van_Sweevelt
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