Georges van Coningsloo

Georges Van Coningsloo (27 October 1940 – 7 April 2002) was a Belgian racing cyclist.

Career Van Coningsloo was a professional from 1963 to 1974. In 1967, he won Bordeaux–Paris, after a 370 kilometer breakaway.

He rode in four Grand Tours in his career: three editions of the Tour de France, and the 1970 Vuelta a España, but failed to finish all of the races.

His son Philippe was also a high level cyclist. He died, however, before turning professional, after suffering a heart attack during a race. In his honor, a race called the Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo is held in July. His other son, Olivier, was also a professional cyclist, who rode for two seasons before ending his career.

Major results

1958 1st Overall Liège–La Gleize 1963 4th La Flèche Wallonne 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1964 1st Paris–Brussels 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 5th Tour of Flanders 5th Milan–San Remo 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm 1965 1st Ronde van Limburg 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies 1st Stage 8 Paris–Nice 1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Stage 1 Tour of Belgium 2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 2nd Brabantse Pijl 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm 5th La Flèche Wallonne 10th Paris–Roubaix 1966 5th Overall Tour of Belgium 9th La Flèche Wallonne 1967 1st Bordeaux–Paris 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie 2nd Overall Paris–Luxembourg 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm 5th Milan–San Remo 1968 4th Overall Tour de l'Oise 1969 1st Stage 2B Tour de l'Oise 2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 4th Bordeaux–Paris 7th Paris–Tours 8th Milan–San Remo 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1970 2nd Ronde van Limburg 1971 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami 4th Tour of Flanders 6th Brabantse Pijl 1972 1st Flèche Hesbignonne 1973 2nd Flèche Hesbignonne