First Name |
Michael
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Last Name |
Goolaerts
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Full Name at Birth |
Michael Goolaerts
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Alternative Name |
''Secteur Pavé Michael Goolaerts'', @Gooliee94 -- [twitter], Michael_goolaerts -- [instagram], Rip_michaelgoolaerts -- [instagram], michael.goolaerts.3 -- [facebook]
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Birthday |
24th July, 1995
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Birthplace |
Lier, Belgium
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Died |
8th April, 2018
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Place of Death |
CHRU-Hospital, Lille, France.
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Cause of Death |
Cardiac arrest shortly before the halfway mark of a 257km race.
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Height |
6' 1" (185 cm)
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Weight |
176lbs (80 kg)
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Build |
Athletic
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Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
Belgian
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University |
[2012-13] Lessius Hogeschool Mechelen (Acountancy & Fiscaliteit)
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Occupation Text |
Racing Cyclist
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Occupation |
Cycling
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Official Websites |
twitter.com/Gooliee94, www.instagram.com/michael_goolaerts/, www.instagram.com/rip_michaelgoolaerts/, www.facebook.com/michael.goolaerts.3
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Pets |
Sebastian Lander (athlete), Gilbert Delrue (artist), Benjamin Foulon (artist), Louie van Rijsselberge (politician), Carl Van de Velde (public figure), Mathilde L'Azou (photographer), Kjell De Potter (nutritionist), Mikaela Hoover (public figure), Rudy Mancuso (artist), Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May
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Favorite Movies |
Le Fidèle (2018)
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Favorite TV Shows |
American Idol, DRIVETRIBE (by Clarkson, Hammond and May), Top Gear
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Favorite Books |
MBike Greece (magazine)
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Favorite Places |
Hallaar, Antwerpen, Belgium, Repair Corner (shop in Heist-op-den-Berg), Auberge La Douce Montagne, France, Musthef (shop in Holland), Kevin's Bike Shop (in Houthulst, Belgium), Bootshaus (nightclub in Cologne, Germany), Vuelta Ciclista a Andalucia (sport event), Pure Beauty (Beauty salon in Mechelen, Belgium), SPORT Athena Campus Pottelberg (School in Kortrijk), Dokters Grasheide (Family medicine practice in Grasheide, Antwerpen, Belgium), B&B maison INNOA (hotel in Belgium), INNOA art & design (Arts and entertainment in Ravels, Belgium), INNOA coffee (Food and drinks company in Ravels, Belgium), Concept Performance (Sport & recreation in Watrange, Diekirch, Luxembourg), VT CARS (Motor vehicle company in Lissewege), Red-Fox Paintball (Paintball centre in Nijlen), Rio Club (Dance club & nightclub in Sint-Katelijne-Waver), Nutrifit Studio by Kjell De Potter (Nutritionist in Borsbeke, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)
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Favorite Foods |
Neapharma (vitamins & supplements)
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Favorite Accessories |
RYMND (clothes brand)
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Michael Goolaerts (24 July 1994 – 8 April 2018) was a Belgian cyclist who rode for Vérandas Willems–Crelan. During the 2018 Paris–Roubaix, Goolaerts suffered cardiac arrest. He was airlifted to a hospital in Lille, where he died hours later.