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Historic Overview Ronny van Sweevelt

Rider

Overall Rank33896
NameRonny VAN SWEEVELT
Country
  Belgium
Date of birth03-Aug-1962 - Hasselt (Limburg)
Date of death17-Jun-2020 - Hasselt (Limburg)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Ronny Van Sweevelt (3 August 1962 – 17 June 2020) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

In later life he became addicted to drugs. He was in the news in 2000 after a police chase in Antwerp, after a suspected drug possession. He was sentenced in 2001.

Van Sweevelt died in Hasselt on 17 June 2020, after being in a coma which was caused by choking during a meal.

Ronny was the younger brother of Valère Van Sweevelt, also a former Belgian racing cyclist who won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1968.

source - Wikipedia

Seasons

Ronny van Sweevelt - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1984 Individual 5 956
2. 1985 Individual 4 1053
3. 1986 Individual 1 1282
4. 1988 Individual 3 1220
Overall: 13 33896