Frederiek Nolf
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Frederiek Nolf was a Belgian
professional road bicycle racer, who died in Doha
in his sleep of an apparent heart attack between stages 4 and 5 of the 2009 Tour of Qatar
. Nolf was born in Kortrijk
. He was friend of cyclist Wouter Weylandt
, who died two years after Nolf, in a racing accident in May 2011.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
professional road bicycle racer, who died in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
in his sleep of an apparent heart attack between stages 4 and 5 of the 2009 Tour of Qatar
2009 Tour of Qatar
The 2009 Tour of Qatar was held from 1 February to 6 February 2009 in Qatar. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over six stages with a total of and was part of the 2008-2009 UCI Asia Tour...
. Nolf was born in Kortrijk
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ; , ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...
. He was friend of cyclist Wouter Weylandt
Wouter Weylandt
Wouter Weylandt was a Belgian professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam and later for . His first major win was the 17th stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España. He also won the 3rd stage of the 2010 Giro d'Italia...
, who died two years after Nolf, in a racing accident in May 2011.