Ludo Loos (13 January 1955 – 1 March 2019) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.
Career During the 1980 Tour de France Loos was able to escape in a solo breakaway during Stage 18, which was a major mountain stage. He was the first rider over all five climbs and won the stage finishing 5:19 ahead of the group of favorites which included his teammate Lucien Van Impe, Robert Alban, Joaquim Agostinho and eventual yellow jersey winner Joop Zoetemelk. Loos would finish eighteenth in that year's general classification and second in the mountains classification.
In the 1985 Vuelta a España, Loos collided with a dog in O Portádego (Culleredo, province of A Coruña), and broke a neck vertebra. This effectively ended his career as cyclist.
On 1 March 2019, Loos died following a long illness.Ludo Loos overleden, Noordernieuws, 2 March 2019.
Major results Source:
1973 2nd Belgian Junior Pursuit Championship 1976 Vuelta a España 2nd Overall Mountains classification 6th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 9th Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen 1977 Vuelta a España 3rd Overall Mountains classification 9th Brabantse Pijl 1978 Grand Prix du Midi Libre 3rd Overall 1st Points classification 1980 Tour de France: Winner stage 18 1984 9th Subida al Naranco 1985 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
References
External links
Official Tour de France results for Ludo Loos