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Philippe Thys

Belgian cyclist; three-time champion of the tour de france (1889–1971).

Born October 8th, 1889 in Anderlecht.

Died January 16th, 1971 at 81 years old in Anderlecht.

Occupations
garage owner, military personnel, sport cyclist, travel agent

Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs