Eloi Meulenberg (22 September 1912 – 26 February 1989) was a Belgian professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

. He is most known for his gold medal in the Elite race of the

1937 Road World Championships The 1937 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Only eight riders finished the professional road race. Events Summary Medals table References UCI Road World Championships by year W R International cy ...

and his 9-stage wins in the Tour de France.

Major results

;1935 :Grand Prix de Fourmies ;1936 :Paris–Brussels :1936 Tour de France, Tour de France :: Winner Stages 6 and 18a ;1937 : World Road Race Champion :Liège–Bastogne–Liège :1937 Tour de France, Tour de France: ::Winner Stages 11a, 13b, 14a & 14c, ;1938 :1938 Tour de France, Tour de France: ::Winner stages 4a, 4b & 5, ;1939 :Nancy-Les Vosges-Nancy ;1943 :Scheldeprijs :GP Jordens :GP d'Ougrée :GP Brussels ;1945 :Ronde van Limburg (Belgium), Ronde van Limburg :GP de la Victoire

External links

* 1912 births 1989 deaths Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Sportspeople from Charleroi Cyclists from Hainaut (province) {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub