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Eric Geboers was born on 5 August, 1962 in Neerpelt, Belgium, is a Belgian motorcycle racer. Discover Eric Geboers's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

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Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 5 August, 1962
Birthday 5 August
Birthplace Neerpelt, Belgium
Date of death 6 May, 2018
Died Place Mol, Belgium
Nationality Belgium

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1962

Eric Geboers (5 August 1962 – 6 May 2018) was a Belgian professional motocross racer and racing driver.

1968

He was the youngest of five brothers who raced motorcycles, including his eldest brother, Sylvain Geboers who finished in the top three of the 250cc motocross world championships for five consecutive years between 1968 and 1972.

1980

He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1980 to 1990.

A five-time world championship, Geboers is notable for being the first motocross competitor to win world championships in the 125cc, 250cc, and 500cc divisions.

Geboers' 39 career Grand Prix victories ranks him fifth overall among motocross world championship competitors.

Geboers began racing professional motocross in the 1980 125cc motocross world championship for the Suzuki factory racing team managed by his brother Sylvain.

He made an immediate impact by winning the 1980 125cc French Grand Prix in only the second Grand Prix of his career.

He went on to win two more Grand Prix races in Germany and Czechoslovakia to finish the season ranked third in the championship behind Harry Everts and Michele Rinaldi.

1981

Geboers won three more Grand Prix races in the 1981 125cc motocross world championship, improving to second place in the championship behind Everts, who had successfully defended his title.

1982

In 1982, Geboers dominated the second half of the 125cc motocross world championship season by winning five of the last six Grand Prix races to claim his first world championship for Suzuki.

1983

He successfully defended his title for Suzuki in 1983 by winning six out of twelve Grand Prix races during the 125cc motocross world championship..

Suzuki's decision to withdraw from the motocross world championships at the end of the 1983 season led Geboers to sign a contract to become a member of the powerful Honda factory racing team that included the reigning world champion André Malherbe as well as David Thorpe and André Vromans.

While with the Honda team, he was given the nickname The Kid by Honda team manager Steve Whitlock due to his small stature.

He ended the year ranked fifth in the 500cc motocross world championship behind his three Honda teammates and Kawasaki-mounted Georges Jobé.

1985

Geboers improved to third place in the 1985 500cc motocross world championship behind his Honda teammates Malherbe and Thorpe and, this result was repeated in the 1986 world championship with the three Honda teammates capturing the top three results in the season final standings.

1987

Whitlock convinced Geboers to compete in the 250cc world championship in 1987, with the promise that he could return to the 500cc class if he won the 250cc title.

Geboers won five Grand Prix races to win the 1987 250cc world championship, earning a return to the premier 500cc division.

The following year, he won his first of two FIM 500cc World Championships to become the first competitor to win FIM world championships in all three classes.

1988

In 1988, he was named the recipient of the Belgian National Sports Merit Award.

His performance earned him the 1988 Belgian National Sports Merit Award and he was named the 1988 Belgian Sportsman of the year.

Geboers also won the Le Touquet beach race three consecutive times between 1988 and 1990.

1990

Aged 28 years, Geboers retired at the top of his sport in 1990 by winning the premier 500cc world championship in his final season of competition.

He won the final race of his career at the 1990 500cc United States Grand Prix.

2001

After his retirement from motocross racing, Geboers began a career in sports car endurance racing, competing in the 2001 and 2002 FIA GT Championship in events such as the 2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km and the Spa 24 Hours in 2001 and 2002.

Geboers managed the Suzuki motocross team along with his brother, fielding Belgian riders Clement Desalle and Kevin Strijbos.

2011

In 2011, Geboers was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.

2018

Geboers died in a drowning accident in 2018.

Geboers was born in Neerpelt, Belgium where his father owned a petrol station and also sold automobiles as well as mopeds and scooters.

Geboers died on May 6, 2018, in a drowning accident on a lake in Mol, Belgium after jumping off a boat to save his pet dog.

Geboers immediately had difficulty and failed to surface.

Rescue crews recovered his body the next day.

The dog, a recent gift from his wife, reportedly survived.

The final cause of death turned out to be cold shock.

The surface of the water was quite warm that May 6th, but it was still icy below that.