Paul Herijgers was a professional Belgian

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...

 cyclo-cross cyclist from 1992 until 1999.

Herijgers was born in Herentals

Herentals

Herentals is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and Noorderwijk. On January 1, 2006 Herentals had a total population of 26,071...

, 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...

. In his second year as a professional he was Belgian cyclo-cross champion, beating Danny De Bie

Danny De Bie

Danny De Bie is a former professional Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist. Both De Bie’s brothers Eddy and Rudy also were cyclists. Danny de Bie won the silver medal at the World championships in 1987 at the age of 27. De Bie achieved several successes on the road but started to focus on cyclo-cross full...

 in a sprint. The following year he became world champion in Koksijde

Koksijde

Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen.-Statistics:...

, ahead of Richard Groenendaal

Richard Groenendaal

Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal is a Dutch professional cyclo-cross cyclist who rides for the AA Drink team...

 and his compatriot Erwin Vervecken

Erwin Vervecken

Erwin Vervecken is a Belgian professional cyclist specialising in cyclo-cross. He grew up in Lille but now resides in his home town, Herentals, with his wife Liesbeth.-Career highlights:...

. In 1997 he was Belgian cyclo-cross champion for the second time.

Herijgers is a commentator for cyclo-cross for Sporza and cyclo-cross coordinator of the Belgian cycling association, the KBWB.

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