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Isaac Gálvez López (20 May 1975 in
Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú () is the capital city of Garraf '' comarca'', in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Historically a fishing port, the city has a growing population of approximately 66,000, and is situated 40 km south-west of ...
, Spain – 26 November 2006 in Ghent
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) was a Spanish track and road
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racing cyclist
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who rode for Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
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in the UCI ProTour
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. He died during the Six Days of Ghent
The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.
It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''.
The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
cycling event in Belgium after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw
Dimitri De Fauw (13 July 1981 – 6 November 2009) was a Belgian professional road and track bicycle racer. He was born in Ghent. De Fauw competed on both the road and track but is best known for his crash during the 2006 Six Days of Ghent. ...
and crashing against the railing. He died from internal bleeding. At the time of the accident, he had only been married for three weeks.
After this, De Fauw suffered from depression and he committed suicide on 6 November 2009.
After the second stage of the 2007 edition of the Vuelta a Murcia
The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia ( en, Tour of Murcia) is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, d ...
was cancelled due to strong winds, the organisers dedicated the day's prizes to Gálvez in his memory. Gálvez's sister Débora Gálvez is also a racing cyclist.
Gálvez competed for Spain at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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.
Major results
;1999 : 1st Madison Madison may refer to:
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(with Joan Llaneras
Joan Llaneras Rosselló (born 17 May 1969 in Porreres, Majorca) is a former Spanish World and Olympic points race champion track cyclist. He specialises in the madison and points race events.
Llaneras began his cycling career on the road with ...
), UCI Track World Championships
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;2000
: 1st Clásica de Almería
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;2001
: 1st Stage GP dos Mosqueteiros
: 1st Stage Volta ao Alentejo
;2002
: 1st Trofeo Mallorca
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;2003
: 1st Trofeo Mallorca
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: 1st Trofeo Alcudia
: 1st Stage Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
The Catalan Cycling Week (''Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme'' in Catalan) was a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Catalonia, Spain. Held annually from 1963 until 2005, it was run as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour in the second half of March ...
: 1st Stage Volta a Catalunya
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It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of ...
;2005
: 1st Stage Critérium International
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;2006
: 1st Madison Madison may refer to:
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* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
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(with Joan Llaneras
Joan Llaneras Rosselló (born 17 May 1969 in Porreres, Majorca) is a former Spanish World and Olympic points race champion track cyclist. He specialises in the madison and points race events.
Llaneras began his cycling career on the road with ...
), UCI Track World Championships
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
: 1st Trofeo Mallorca
The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or earl ...
: 1st Trofeo Alcudia
: 1st Stage Four Days of Dunkirk
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