Marcel Kerff

Marcel Kerff

Personal information
Full name	Marcel Kerff
Born	2 June 1886(1886-06-02)  Belgium
Died	7 August 1914(1914-08-07) (aged 28)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
48 hours of Antwerp
Infobox last updated on May 26, 2008

Marcel Kerff (Martensvoeren, 2 June 1886 - Moelingen, 7 August 1914) was an early twentieth century Belgian cyclist who participated in the 1903 Tour de France in 1903 and finished sixth. Shortly after the German invasion of Belgium at the beginning of the First World War, Kerff was assumed to have been spying on German soldiers and was hung subsequently.^[1] A monument near the place were he died was erected later, to memorize all Belgian cyclists that died during the War.

References

1. ^ *Marcel Kerff profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Kerff, Marcel
Alternative names
Short description	cyclist
Date of birth	2 June 1886
Place of birth	Martensvoeren, Belgium
Date of death	7 August 1914
Place of death	Moelingen, Belgium