Isaac Gálvez

Isaac Gálvez López^[a] (20 May 1975 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain – 26 November 2006 in Ghent) was a Spanish track and road racing cyclist who rode for Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears in the UCI ProTour. He died during the 66th Six Days of Ghent cycling event in Belgium after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and crashing against the railing. He died from internal bleeding. At the time of the accident, he had only been married for three weeks.^[1][2] After this, De Fauw suffered from depression and he committed suicide on 6 November 2009.

FullnameIsaac Gálvez López

Born(1975-05-20)20 May 1975
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain

Died26 November 2006(2006-11-26) (aged 31)
Ghent, Belgium

DisciplineRoad and track

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Isaac Gálvez

Gálvez during the 2005 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Isaac Gálvez López
Born	(1975-05-20)20 May 1975 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
Died	26 November 2006(2006-11-26) (aged 31) Ghent, Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Road: sprinter Track: madison
Professional teams
2000–2003	Kelme–Costa Blanca
2004–2006	Illes Balears-Banesto
Major wins
Clásica de Almería (2000)
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  Spain World Championships 1999 Berlin Madison 2006 Bordeaux Madison 2000 Manchester Madison 2001 Antwerp Madison

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After the second stage of the 2007 edition of the Vuelta a Murcia was cancelled due to strong winds, the organisers dedicated the day's prizes to Gálvez in his memory.^[3] Gálvez's sister Débora Gálvez is also a racing cyclist.

Gálvez competed for Spain at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[4]