Ludo Dierckxsens

Ludo Dierckxsens was a Belgian racing cyclist. He was best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France, while competing for. Dierckxsens died during the 1000 km bike ride of Kom op tegen Kanker on 29 May 2025 in Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde. He was 60.

1999 Tour de France

Ludo Dierckxsens won the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France. After this stage victory, Dierckxens went to take the obligatory doping tests. When the doctors asked him the routine question if he had taken any products which might cause a positive test result, Dierckxens replied that he had taken tetracosactide in the Tour of Germany, to reduce knee pain. He claimed to have a prescription for them, but his team did not know about this, and sent him home a few days later. The doping tests returned negative.

Major results

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