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Born | Hasselt, Belgium | 3 August 1962
Died | 17 June 2020 Hasselt, Belgium | (aged 57)
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]
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Born | Hasselt, Belgium | 3 August 1962
Died | 17 June 2020 Hasselt, Belgium | (aged 57)
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]