- Isaac Gálvez
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Isaac Gálvez
fullname = Isaac Gálvez López
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1975|5|20|mf=yes
dateofdeath = death date and age|mf=yes|2006|11|26|1975|5|20
country = ESP
discipline = Road and track
role = Rider
ridertype = Sprinter
proyears = 2000–2003
2004–2006
proteams = Kelme-Costa Blanca
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
majorwins =flagiconUCI Madison World Champion
:(1999 & 2006, both with Joan Llaneras)
Clásica de Almería (2000)
updated = July 18, 2007Isaac Gálvez López (May 20, 1975 in
Vilanova i la Geltrú ,Catalonia - November 26, 2006,Ghent ) was a Spanish track and roadracing cyclist who rode forCaisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears in theUCI ProTour . He died during theSix Days of Ghent cycling event inBelgium after colliding withDimitri De Fauw and crashing against the railing. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/6185486.stm |title=Galvez killed in track collision |work=BBC Sport |date=2006-11-26 |accessdate=2008-09-09] [cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/nov06/nov26news2 |title=Spanish sprinter, Isaac Gálvez crashes hard at Gent Six Day, dies on way to hospital |work=Cyclingnews.com |date=2006-11-26 |accessdate=2008-09-09]After the second stage of the 2007 edition of the
Vuelta a Murcia was cancelled due to strong winds, the organisers dedicated the day's prizes to Gálvez in his memory. [cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/mar07/murcia07/murcia072 |title=Winds take victory, stage winnings to Isaac Gálvez |work=Cyclingnews.com |accessdate=2007-03-08 |date=2007-03-08 ]Palmarès
;1999:flagiconUCI UCI Track World Championships - Madison - World Champion;2000 - Kelme-Costa Blanca:
Clásica de Almería ;2001 - Kelme-Costa Blanca:GP dos Mosqueteiros - one stage:Volta ao Alentejo - one stage;2002 - Kelme-Costa Blanca:Vuelta a Mallorca ::Trofeo Mallorca ;2003 - Kelme-Costa Blanca:Vuelta a Mallorca ::Trofeo Mallorca ::Trofeo Alcudia ;2004 - Illes Balears-Banesto:Setmana Catalana - one stage:Volta a Catalunya - one stage;2005 - Illes Balears:Critérium International - one stage;2006 - Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears:flagiconUCI UCI Track World Championships - Madison - World Champion:Vuelta a Mallorca ::Trofeo Mallorca ::Trofeo Alcudia :Four Days of Dunkirk - one stageReferences
External links
*trapfriis|spain.Galvez.htm
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