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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 September 1870 Liège, Belgium |
| Died | 9 June 1936 (aged 65) Liège, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1891-1897 | Individual |
| Major wins | |
| Wandre Championships (1892) Ans–Oreye–Ans (1895) | |
Louis Rasquinet, also indicated as Jean Rasquinet[a], (16 September 1870 – 9 June 1936) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. He competed in road races during the 1890s, during the early years of competitive road cycling in Belgium.[2][1]
In 1891, he won the silver medal at the Belgian National Road Race Championships and he had two times a podium finish at the first three editions of the cycling monument Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1892 and 1894.[3]
Major achievements
[edit]- 1891
Belgian National Road Race Championships- 6th Course Coulisse Théatrale & Sportive
- 1892
Wandre Championships- 2nd Mons (Long-Distance Championship)
- 2nd Wavre–Nivelles
- 3rd 1892 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1893
- 2nd Dinant–Namur–Givet–Dinant
- 2nd Verviers
- 3rd Liège–Spa–Liège
- 3rd Bruxelles–Leuven–Bruxelles
- 5th 1893 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 5th Huy-Namur-Huy-Amay-Huy
- 4th Huy Championships
- 4th Belgian Long-Distance Championship
- 6th Liège vs. Antwerp
- 1894
- 2nd 1894 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th Aywaille–Louveigné–Aywaille
- 1895
- 1st Ans–Oreye–Ans
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Jean Rasquinet". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Louis Rasquinet". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Historie závodu Lutych–Bastogne–Lutych" [History of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège race]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
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