Alex Close

Alex Close
Close at the 1954 Tour de France
Personal information
Born26 November 1921
Moignelée, Sambreville, Belgium
Died21 October 2008(2008-10-21) (aged 86)
Ligny, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1949Automoto–Dunlop
1950Alcyon–Dunlop
1950Libellula
1950–1951Terrot–Wolber
1952Garin–Wolber, Libellula, Girardengo–Clement
1953–1954Peugeot–Dunlop
1955–1959Elvé–Peugeot
1957–1959Peugeot–BP–Dunlop

Alex Close (26 November 1921 in–21 October 2008)[1] was a Belgian road bicycle racer. He finished fourth in the 1953 Tour de France and seventh in the 1952 Tour de France. He also won the Tour of Belgium in 1955 and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1956.

  1. ^ "Décès de l'ancien cycliste Alex Close" (in French). Agence France-Presse. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.

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