Davy Coenen (2 April 1980 – 9 February 2010) was a Belgian

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. He won both the ''

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'' and the ''Flanders Cup''. He also finished third in the 2007 Belgium championship. While training to qualify for the

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Davy was diagnosed with a

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in February 2009. He died of the tumor a year later at the age of 29.Coenen dies after brain tumor
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1981 births 2010 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Neerpelt Sportspeople from Limburg (Belgium) 21st-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1980s-stub