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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1976}}<ref name=hln>{{cite web|title=Kristof Allegaert op koers voor winst Transcontinental|url=http://www.hln.be/regio/nieuws-uit-kortrijk/kristof-allegaert-op-koers-voor-winst-transcontinental-a2820779/|website=hln.be|publisher=De Persgroep Digital|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> |
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| occupation = Secondary school teacher<ref name=Apidura>{{cite web|title=Kristof Allegaert; the Unstoppable|url=https://www.apidura.com/adventures/kristof-allegaert-the-unstoppable/|website=Apidura|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> |
| occupation = Secondary school teacher<ref name=Apidura>{{cite web|title=Kristof Allegaert; the Unstoppable|url=https://www.apidura.com/adventures/kristof-allegaert-the-unstoppable/|website=Apidura|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> |
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| known_for = Winner of ultra-distance bicycle races |
| known_for = Winner of ultra-distance bicycle races |
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'''Kristof Allegaert''' is a Belgian cyclist who specializes in ultra-distance races. |
'''Kristof Allegaert''' is a Belgian cyclist who specializes in ultra-distance races and lives in [[Kortrijk]], Belgium.<ref name=hln/> |
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==Race results== |
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In 2013, 2014 and 2016, Allegaert won the self-supported [[Transcontinental Race]] (TCR) across Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Results 2013|url=http://reportage.transcontinental.cc/?page_id=1129|website=Transcontinental Race|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Results 2014|url=http://reportage.transcontinental.cc/?page_id=115|website=Transcontinental Race|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Results 2016|url=http://trackleaders.com/transconrace16|website=Trackleader|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> The races were about 3200 to 3800 km long and the clock never stops from the start to the finish. Allegaert finished each race more than 24 hours ahead of the second-placed rider. During the 2014 race, Allegaert took a ferry across the [[Bay of Kotor]] in Montenegro that was not allowed in the race rules, before climbing up to the checkpoint on [[Lovćen|Mount Lovćen]]. He therefore had to return to the point of the infringement and ride an allowable route, which cost him over 5 hours, but he still maintained a comfortable lead.<ref name=Apidura/> |
In 2013, 2014 and 2016, Allegaert won the self-supported [[Transcontinental Race]] (TCR) across Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Results 2013|url=http://reportage.transcontinental.cc/?page_id=1129|website=Transcontinental Race|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Results 2014|url=http://reportage.transcontinental.cc/?page_id=115|website=Transcontinental Race|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Results 2016|url=http://trackleaders.com/transconrace16|website=Trackleader|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> The races were about 3200 to 3800 km long and the clock never stops from the start to the finish. Allegaert finished each race more than 24 hours ahead of the second-placed rider. During the 2014 race, Allegaert took a ferry across the [[Bay of Kotor]] in Montenegro that was not allowed in the race rules, before climbing up to the checkpoint on [[Lovćen|Mount Lovćen]]. He therefore had to return to the point of the infringement and ride an allowable route, which cost him over 5 hours, but he still maintained a comfortable lead.<ref name=Apidura/> |
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Revision as of 07:45, 3 April 2017
Kristof Allegaert | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 48–49)[1] |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher[2] |
| Known for | Winner of ultra-distance bicycle races |
| Website | allegaertk |
Kristof Allegaert is a Belgian cyclist who specializes in ultra-distance races and lives in Kortrijk, Belgium.[1]
Race results
In 2013, 2014 and 2016, Allegaert won the self-supported Transcontinental Race (TCR) across Europe.[3][4][5] The races were about 3200 to 3800 km long and the clock never stops from the start to the finish. Allegaert finished each race more than 24 hours ahead of the second-placed rider. During the 2014 race, Allegaert took a ferry across the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro that was not allowed in the race rules, before climbing up to the checkpoint on Mount Lovćen. He therefore had to return to the point of the infringement and ride an allowable route, which cost him over 5 hours, but he still maintained a comfortable lead.[2]
In 2015, Allegaert won the supported Red Bull Trans Siberian Extreme race, which is almost 9200 km and divided into stages of between 300 and 1400 km.[6]
In 2017, Allegaert led for most of the 5,500 km-long Indian Pacific Wheel Race. The race was cancelled on the morning of the fourteenth day due to the second-placed rider, Mike Hall, being fatally struck by a car.[7] After being informed of the incident, Allegaert chose to honor the memory of his comrade by riding almost to the finish line at Sydney Opera House, stopping within sight of it but never actually reaching it.[8]
Reports often state that Allegaert only stops 1-2 hours per day total during unsupported races.[2] However, he often turns his tracker off before overnight stops and turns it back on afterwards and these pauses are not recorded by the automated systems. In reality, he typically stops for an average total of 4-6 hours per 24 hours during these events.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Kristof Allegaert op koers voor winst Transcontinental". hln.be. De Persgroep Digital. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Kristof Allegaert; the Unstoppable". Apidura. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Results 2013". Transcontinental Race. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Results 2014". Transcontinental Race. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Results 2016". Trackleader. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "9195km across Russia finishes in Vladivostok". Red Bull. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Cyclist in Indian Pacific Wheel Race from Fremantle to Sydney killed in pre-dawn crash outside Canberra". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ MacMichael, Simon. "Tributes paid to British ultracyclist Mike Hall following his death today during Indian Pacific Wheel Race". road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Limited. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Per day stats". Retrieved 31 March 2017.