Ludo Dierckxsens | |
Full Name: | Ludo Dierckxsens |
Birth Date: | 1964 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Geel, Belgium |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1994 |
Proteam1: | Saxon |
Proyears2: | 1995 |
Proteam2: | Collstrop |
Proyears3: | 1996–1997 |
Proteam3: | Tönissteiner |
Proyears4: | 1998 |
Proteam4: | Lotto–Mobistar |
Proyears5: | 1999–2002 |
Proteam5: | Lampre–Daikin |
Proyears6: | 2003–2004 |
Proteam6: | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago |
Majorwins: | 1 stage 1999 Tour de France |
Ludo Dierckxsens (born 14 October 1964 in Geel, Flanders) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France, while competing for .
Ludo Dierckxsens won the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France. After this stage victory, Dierckxens went to take the obligatory doping tests. When the doctors asked him the routine question if he had taken any products which might cause a positive test result, Dierckxens replied that he had taken tetracosactide (Synacthen) in the Tour of Germany. He claimed to have a prescription for them, but his team did not know about this, and sent him home a few days later. The doping tests returned negative.[1]