1943 Paris–Roubaix
The 1943 Paris–Roubaix was the 41st edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 25 April 1943 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Marcel Kint from Belgium. Results References Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...

Marcel Kint
Marcel Kint (20 September 1914, in Zwevegem – 23 March 2002, in Kortrijk) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races Velopalmares: Sterckx between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the World Cycling Championship, three stages of the Tour de France and the season-long competition equivalent to today's UCI ProTour. He specialized in one-day classic cycle races and won Paris–Roubaix, Gent–Wevelgem, Paris–Brussels. He was the only three-time consecutive winner of La Flèche Wallonne until 2016 when Alejandro Valverde won his third consecutive race and fourth overall. Major results ;1933 : 1st Junior National Road Race Championships ;1935 : 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 1st Stage 7 Tour de Luxembourg ;1936 : 1st Antwerpen–Gent–Antwerpen : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Belgium : 4th Overall Paris–Nice : 9th Overall Tour de France ::1st Stage 19 ;1937 : 1st Gent–Ieper : 2nd La Flèche Wallonne : 2nd Paris–Lille : 6 ...
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Achiel Buysse
Achiel Buysse (1918–1984) was a Belgian cyclist. He was born on 20 December 1918 at Lochristi, Belgium and died on 23 July 1984 at Wetteren, Belgium. He was a professional cyclist from 1938 to 1950. He is the father-in-law of Michel Vaarten, and the grandfather of Pascal Elaut and Luc Colyn who were also racing cyclists. He shares the record for victories in the Tour of Flanders, winning in 1940, 1941 and 1943. Major results ;1938 - Dilecta :1st Circuit of Flemish Independent Regions :3rd Scheldeprijs ;1939 :1st Scheldeprijs :2nd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten ;1940 :1st Tour of Flanders :1st GP Stad Vilvoorde :3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten ;1941 :1st Tour of Flanders :2nd Tour of Limburg :3rd Grand Prix of 1 May ;1942 :1st Across Paris :2nd Grand Prix of 1 May :2nd Tour of Limburg ;1943 :1st Tour of Flanders :1st Omloop Gemeente Melle :2nd Paris–Tours :2nd Tour of Limburg :4th Paris–Roubaix ;1946 :2nd Circuit of Central Flanders :3rd Circuit of the Flemish Ardenne ...
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1943 In Road Cycling
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – January 24, 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the ...
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