Charles Kerff (4 December 1874 – 18 May 1902) was the 1901 Belgian national track cycling champion in derny or pacemaker racing.
A professional from 1896 until his death in 1902, Kerff also competed in 24 hours endurance cycling competitions.
When growing up, the siblings would ride their bicycles to Paris to pick up meat from wholesalers for their father, who had a butcher shop in their home village in Flanders.
[3] On 18 May 1902, the initial Marseille-Paris race was being held in terrible conditions of pouring rain.
The facts of Charles Kerff's death have never been proven but after the race there were rumours that he had been attacked and beaten by French cycling fans who thought he might win.