Frank Vandenbroucke nickname(s):
Vdb
Frank Vandenbroucke date of birth:
November 6, 1974
How old was Frank Vandenbroucke when died?
34
Where was Frank Vandenbroucke born?
Mouscron, Belgium
When did Frank Vandenbroucke die?
October 12, 2009
Why did Frank Vandenbroucke die?
Pulmonary embolism
Frank Vandenbroucke body shape:
Average
What color are Frank Vandenbroucke's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Frank Vandenbroucke's hair?
Brown - Dark
Is Frank Vandenbroucke gay or straight?
Straight
What is Frank Vandenbroucke's ethnicity?
White
What is Frank Vandenbroucke nationality?
Belgian
What is Frank Vandenbroucke's occupation?
Cyclist
Short Biography
Frank Vandenbroucke (6 November 1974 – 12 October 2009), was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. He was the great hope of Belgian cycling in the 1990s but a remarkable talent which appeared in his adolescence in athletics and then in cycle racing dissipated in a succession of drugs problems, rows with teams, suicide attempts and finally being disowned by the cycling world. His former wife described him as a cocaine addict. He is known to have had numerous drug and family problems, and to have attempted suicide. However, VDB claimed in an interview with ProCycling's Daniel Friebe three weeks before his death to have made a near-complete recovery from the emotional issues that plagued him throughout his career. Vandenbroucke told Friebe, "I simply realise that the last year and a half have been fantastic for me." Nevertheless, he died of a pulmonary embolism in October 2009.