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Full name | Emile De Beukelaer |
Born | 27 May 1867 |
Died | 23 January 1922 | (aged 54)
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Discipline | Road |
Role | Individual |
Emile De Beukelaer (27 May 1867–23 January 1922) was a Belgian road racing cyclist, and the founder and President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). He was the son of the founder of Elixir d'Anvers, a famous liquor from the Antwerp region. [1]
He was the most successful cyclist of the 1880s. [1]
On 14 April 1900, delegates from six associations and five countries assembled in Paris to form the " Union Cycliste Internationale". The delegates were:
Paul Rousseau became the Secretary General, while Emile De Beukelaer became the President, and served as such until his death in 1922. [2]