page_title: Michael Goolaerts
hierarchical_section_title: Michael Goolaerts
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Reportage réalisé le jeudi 13 avril à l'occasion du départ et de l'arrivée du Grand Prix de Denain 2017 à Denain, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France. Nederlands: Vertrek en aankomst, donderdag 13 april 2016, GP Denain 2017, Denain, Noorderdepartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, Frankrijk.
context_page_description: Michael Goolaerts was a Belgian cyclist. He rode for Vérandas Willems–Crelan. He was born in Lier.
  Goolaerts signed his first professional contract with Lotto–Soudal as a stagiaire, starting on 1 August 2016, before signing with UCI Professional Continental team Vérandas Willems–Crelan for the 2017 season. He made his debut in the Étoile de Bessèges,
  During the 2018 Paris–Roubaix, Goolaerts suffered cardiac arrest and was flown to a hospital in Lille, where he died hours later at the age of 23.
context_section_description: Michael Goolaerts (24 July 1994 – 8 April 2018) was a Belgian cyclist. He rode for Vérandas Willems–Crelan. He was born in Lier.
  Goolaerts signed his first professional contract with Lotto–Soudal as a stagiaire, starting on 1 August 2016, before signing with UCI Professional Continental team Vérandas Willems–Crelan for the 2017 season. He made his debut in the Étoile de Bessèges,
  During the 2018 Paris–Roubaix, Goolaerts suffered cardiac arrest and was flown to a hospital in Lille, where he died hours later at the age of 23.
caption: Goolaerts in April 2017
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