Alberic Schotte
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Alberic "Briek" Schotte (September 19, 1919 - April 4, 2004) was a Belgian cyclist.
Born in Kanegem, in West Flanders, he was nicknamed "Iron Briek" because of his incredible stamina.
One of the greatest cycling champions of the 40s and 50s, he was twice World Champion (in 1948 and 1950), won the last stage of the 1946 Tour de France and finished second in the epic 1948 edition, behind the unapproachable Gino Bartali.
His specialty, however, were one-day races: he twice won the Ronde van Vlaanderen (1942, 1948), Paris-Tours (1946, 1947) and Paris-Brussels (1946, 1952).
He also won the inaugural Challenge Desgrange-Colombo, a season-long competition intended to identify the world's best road racing cyclist, in 1948.
After his retirement as a professional cyclist in 1959, he remained active as a team coach for 30 years, mostly for the Flandria team. He died at Kortrijk. Template:Cycling stubde:Alberic Schotte nl:Briek Schotte