Adelin Benoît (12 May 1900 – 18 June 1954) was a

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, born in Châtelet. 1925 19e Tour de France
"Ottavio Bottecchia remporte la première étape (Paris-Le Havre, 340 km). Il cède son maillot jaune au Belge Adelin Benoît à l'issue de la troisième étape (Cherbourg-Brest, 405 km), gagnée par le Belge Louis Mottiat." Surprising newcomer in Tour de France 1925, he got the yellow jersey during 5 days, and won the stage in Luchon ("l'étape des quatre cols").

Major results

;1923 : national amateur Road Race championship ;1925 :

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

: ::winner 8th stage Bayonne - Luchon ::holding the yellow jersey for 5 consecutive days ;1926 :

Bordeaux–Paris The Bordeaux–Paris professional cycle race was one of Europe's classic cycle races, and one of the longest in the professional calendar, covering approximately – more than twice most single-day races. It started in northern Bordeaux in sout ...

: ::winner 5th stage Le Havre - Cherbourg ;1927 :

: :: winner 9th stage Les Sables d'Olonne - Bordeaux :: winner 19th stage Evian - Pontarlier

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Adelin Benoit
1900 births 1954 deaths Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners People from Châtelet Cyclists from Hainaut (province) {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1900s-stub