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{{short description|Belgian cyclist}}
'''Geert Vandewalle''' (6 December 1964 &ndash; 26 November 1988) was a Belgian [[cycle sport|cyclist]]. He was Belgian amateur champion in 1985, whereupon he immediately signed a contract with the [[Lotto (cycling team)|Lotto]] team for whom he rode in 1986 and 1987. In 1988, he switched to Isoglass-Robland.

On 26 November 1988, he died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] during a training ride with friends, ten days before his 24th birthday.

==Doping==
His death was noted by [[Willy Voet]] in his book ''Massacre à la chaîne'' although he acknowledged the impossibility of proving the link between these early deaths and the drugs taken while racing.<ref>[http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/may99/may20.shtml Cycling News review of ''Massacre à la chaîne'' by Willy Voet]</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of doping cases in cycling]]

==References==
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Torhout]]
[[Category:Cyclists from West Flanders]]
[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]


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