Robert Van Eenaeme

Robert Van Eenaeme

Van Eenaeme after winning 1937 Gent–Wevelgem
Personal information
Born	(1916-08-27)27 August 1916 Wondelgem, Belgium
Died	8 March 1959(1959-03-08) (aged 42) Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1936	Securitas
1937-38	Independent
1939	Armor
1940-42	Independent
1943	Europe-Dunlop
1944-45	Independent
1946	Métropole
1947	Groene Leeuw
1948	Independent
1949	Rochet
1949-50	Dossche Sport
Major wins
One-day races and Classics Gent–Wevelgem (1936, 1937, 1945) Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (1942) De Drie Zustersteden (1943)

Robert Van Eenaeme (27 August 1916 – 8 March 1959) was a Belgian cyclist.

He was a professional from 1939 to 1950. He won Ghent-Wevelgem in 1936 and 1937, when the race was reserved for riders in the "independent" category, and a third time in 1945, when it was opened up to professionals. With these three victories, he holds the record for most wins at Ghent-Wevelgem, along with Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx, Mario Cipollini, Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan.^[1]

He died at the age of 42 as a result of a traffic accident.^[2]