Charles Vanhoutte

Charles Vanhoutte (22 November 1929 – 20 October 2022) was a French-born Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist. He also helped organizing cyclo cross races and founded a cycling team. He was a professional cyclist between 1954 and 1969.
Biography.
Vanhoutte won many prizes with cyclo-cross races. One of his earliest main prizes was the bronze medal at the 1954 Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships behind Frans Feremans and Roger De Clercq. He was specialized on sand surface. Despite his long list of achievements, Vanhoutte was never world championships. After his cycling career, he stayed involved with the sport. He helped organize main cyclo-cross races in Belgium, making it a bigger sport in Belgium. He also started a cycling team. He coached Norbert Dedecker. He also had his own cycling store. Until he 2021 he watched cyclo-cross races. Vanhoutte died on 20 October 2022, aged 92.