Alfons Sweeck
Personal information
Born(1936-03-15)15 March 1936
Keerbergen, Belgium
Died13 December 2019(2019-12-13) (aged 83)
Leuven, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team
1959–1963Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS

Alfons Sweeck (15 March 1936 – 13 December 2019) was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1959 to 1962.[1]

He was the grandfather of fellow cyclists Laurens, Diether and Hendrik Sweeck.

Sweeck won a stage of the 1960 Vuelta a España and the general classification of the 1960 Tour of Belgium.

Major results

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1957
5th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
1958
3rd Overall Milk Race
1st Stages 3 & 5a (ITT)
1959
1st Stage 3b Tour of Belgium
1st Stage 6 Tour de Tunisie
9th Grand Prix des Nations
1960
1st Overall Tour of Belgium
1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España

References

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  1. ^ "Familie Sweeck in rouw na overlijden grootvader Alfons". sport.be (in Dutch). 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2019.


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Diether Sweeck

is the grandson of former cyclist Alfons Sweeck. His twin brother Laurens Sweeck and his older brother Hendrick Sweeck are also professional cyclists. 2009–2010

Sweeck

Sweeck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfons Sweeck (1936–2019), Belgian cyclist, grandfather of Diether and Laurens Diether Sweeck

Laurens Sweeck

Heusden-Zolder. Sweeck is the grandson of former cyclist Alfons Sweeck. His twin brother Diether Sweeck and his older brother Hendrick Sweeck are also professional

Deaths in December 2019

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1960 Vuelta a España, Stage 10 to Stage 17b

Stage 10 result Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alfons Sweeck (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS 7h 02' 37" 2  Armand Desmet (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS + 40"

List of teams and cyclists in the 1960 Vuelta a España

Belgium Groene Leeuw DNF 36 Marcel Seynaeve Belgium Groene Leeuw DNF 37 Alfons Sweeck Belgium Groene Leeuw 16 38 André Messelis Belgium Groene Leeuw 12 39

List of teams and cyclists in the 1962 Vuelta a España

Leeuw DNF — 37 Eddy Pauwels Belgium Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 9 + 19' 55 38 Alfons Sweeck Belgium Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 26 + 47' 58 39 Marcel Seynaeve Belgium Wiel's–Groene

1960 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 9

Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS s.t. 8  Noël Foré (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS s.t. 9  Alfons Sweeck (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS s.t. 10  José Segú (ESP) Kas–Boxing +