Gregory de Vink

Gregory de Vink (6 July 1998 – 4 September 2020) was a South African racing cyclist.[1]

Gregory de Vink
Personal information
Born(1998-07-06)6 July 1998
Somerset West, South Africa
Died4 September 2020(2020-09-04) (aged 22)
Amateur teams
2017Leadout Aspire
2018Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille
2018–2019Mad Macs
2019–2020Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille

Biography

In 2015, de Vink became the champion of the Junior African Road Championships in road race and time trial. He also won the South African National Time Trial Championships at junior level. In September of that year, he finished 42nd in the time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia, more than four minutes behind winner Leo Appelt.[2]

De Vink moved to the under-23 category in 2017 and joined the new team Leadout Aspire.[3] During that summer, he participated in a few events in Belgium, winning in Sint-Niklaas on 22 July.[4] The next year, he signed with the French team Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille.[5] That year, he scored 3rd place at the South African Championships in the U21 category. On 14 July, he finished 8th in the Grand Prix de Charvieu-Chavagneux. Fifteen days later, he took 2nd in the Grand Prix de Cabannes, behind his teammate Jonathan Couanon.[6] In September, he finished 3rd in the Tour de Maurice.[7]

In 2019, de Vink competed at the Provincial Championships of Western Cape, finishing 2nd in the time trial. He was also co-champion of the South African National Road Race Championships.[8] Upon his return to France, he finished 12th in the final stage of the Boucles du Haut-Var.[9]

Death

Gregory de Vink died in a motorcycle accident on 4 September 2020 at the age of 22.[10]

Major results
2015
African Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
1st Team time trial
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2016
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2018
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2019
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

References
  1. "Gregory de Vink est mort". Direct Velo (in French). 6 September 2020.
  2. "Close call for Girdlestone at World Champs (USA)". Road Cycling Press. 23 September 2015.
  3. "New Road Cycling Team To Make Debut At SA Champs!". Into Cycling. 8 February 2017.
  4. "Wedstrijduitslag 22/07/2017 SINAAI (O)". Cycling Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 June 2018.
  5. "VC La Pomme Marseille : L'effectif 2018". Direct Velo (in French). 20 November 2017.
  6. "Grand Prix de Cabannes : Classement". Direct Velo (in French). 31 July 2018.
  7. "Tour de Maurice results & GC: Gustav Basson wins title". In The Bunch. 16 September 2018.
  8. "SA national road champs results: Daryl Impey defends ITT crown". In The Bunch. 8 February 2019.
  9. "Cette année, Gregory De Vink veut obtenir des résultats". Direct Velo (in French). 22 February 2019.
  10. "Cycling South Africa mourns passing of young cyclist Greg de Vink". Sport24. 5 September 2020.
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