Gijs Verdick | |
Birth Date: | 23 June 1994 |
Birth Place: | Laren, Gelderland, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Zwolle, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Weight: | 59 kg |
Discipline: | Road cycling |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 2016 |
Proteam1: | Cyclingteam Jo Piels |
Gijs Verdick (23 June 1994 – 9 May 2016) was a Dutch professional cyclist. In early 2016 he rode for Cyclingteam Jo Piels. On the night of May 2 and 3, 2016, he suffered two heart attacks during the under-23 Carpathian Couriers Race in Poland.[1] On 8 May he was brought from Poland to the Isala hospital in Zwolle, Netherlands, where he died the day after.[2] [3] After his death, several of his organs were offered up for donation.