- November 26, 2006, Ghent

Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

) was a Spanish

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 track

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 and road

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 racing cyclist who rode for Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears

Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears

Movistar Team is a professional road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI ProTour and has achieved twelve General Classification victories in Grand Tours...

 in the UCI ProTour

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

. He died during the Six Days of Ghent

Six Days of Ghent

The Six Days of Ghent 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 by the death of one of the riders...

 cycling event in Belgium

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...

 after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw

Dimitri De Fauw

Dimitri De Fauw 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 terrible 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 was three weeks married.
After this, De Fauw suffered from depression and he committed suicide

Suicide

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 on November 6, 2009.

After the second stage of the 2007 edition of the Vuelta a Murcia

Vuelta a Murcia

The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The race consists of a men's competition over five stages and is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs....

 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.

Palmarès

1999

UCI Track World Championships - Madison - World Champion

2000 - Kelme-Costa Blanca

Clásica de Almería

Clásica de Almería

The Clásica de Almería is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years...

2001 - Kelme-Costa Blanca

GP dos Mosqueteiros - one stage

Volta ao Alentejo

Volta ao Alentejo

The Volta ao Alentejo is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:-External links:**...

 - one stage

2002 - Kelme-Costa Blanca

Vuelta a Mallorca

Vuelta a Mallorca

The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca is a series of five professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory event by many of the top teams in readiness for the bigger races later in the season...

Trofeo Mallorca

2003 - Kelme-Costa Blanca

Vuelta a Mallorca

Vuelta a Mallorca

The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca is a series of five professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory event by many of the top teams in readiness for the bigger races later in the season...

Trofeo Mallorca

Trofeo Alcudia

2004 - Illes Balears-Banesto

Setmana Catalana - one stage

Volta a Catalunya - one stage

2005 - Illes Balears

Critérium International

Critérium International

The Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932....

 - one stage

2006 - Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears

UCI Track World Championships - Madison - World Champion

Vuelta a Mallorca

Vuelta a Mallorca

The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca is a series of five professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory event by many of the top teams in readiness for the bigger races later in the season...

Trofeo Mallorca

Trofeo Alcudia

Four Days of Dunkirk

Four Days of Dunkirk

The Four Days of Dunkirk is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Confusingly, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has usually been held over a 5 or 6 day period. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe...

 - one stage

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