Ludo Dierckxsens

Ludo Dierckxsens was a Belgian racing cyclist, born on 14 October 1964, who died on 29 May 2025 at the age of 60 during the 1000 km bike ride of Kom op tegen Kanker in Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde. He was best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France while riding for Lampre-Daikin. At the doping control after that stage he told the doctors he had taken tetracosactide, sold as Synacthen, at the Tour of Germany to ease knee pain and said he held a prescription. His team had not known of it and sent him home a few days later, although the tests themselves returned negative.