Arthur Vanderstuyft (23 December 1883 – 6 May 1956) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in

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in the professionals category and won three medals at the

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in 1904, 1906 and 1908. As a road cyclist he competed in ten six-day races and twice finished in second place: in 1904 in New York and in 1912 in Brussels. His father

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and younger brother

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were also professional cyclists.

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1883 births 1956 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Antwerp Province People from Essen, Belgium {{Belgium-cycling-bio-stub