Jean-Pierre Monseré
Jean -Pierre Monseré ( born September 8, 1948 in Roeselare, Belgium, † March 15, 1971 in retie ) was a Belgian racing cyclist.
As an amateur, Jean -Pierre " Jempi " Monseré twice - 1967 and 1968 - Belgian Champion in the Team Pursuit. He was Belgian military masters also in 1968 and also took part in the Olympic Games in Mexico, where he finished sixth in the road race. In 1969 he was vice-champion in the road race of amateurs in Brno. Immediately after the World Cup Monseré turned pro, winning the Tour of Lombardy, after the first Erstplatzierte Gerben Karstens was disqualified for doping. The following year he was 21 years old until then second youngest world champion in the road race of the pros and Belgian Champion in the Omnium on the web. In 1971 he was a second time Belgian champion, in a two - team driving with Patrick Sercu, and won the Tour of Andalucia. He also denied four six-day race and won in 1970 the Ghent with Sercu.
On March 15, 1971 Monseré was, who was considered one of the greatest talents of his generation and a man of great charisma, hit by a car during the Grand Prix of retie and died at the scene.
Five years later, on July 17, 1976, drove his son Giovanni in the rainbow jersey of his Father with friends bike he too was hit by a car and died.
Honors
Since 1970, the " Criterium JP Monseré " will be held in Roeselare. The Nationaal Wieler Museum in his home town of Roeselare has dedicated to the famous son of the city its own exhibition space.
Racing success
- Tour of Lombardy
- Professional world champion in the road race
- Belgium Belgian Champion in the Omnium
- Belgium Belgian champion in a two - team driving, with Patrick Sercu
- Andalusia Tour