Adolph Braeckeveldt ( Sint-Denijs-Westrem, 6 October 1912 — Lovendegem, 4 August 1985) 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 ...

. In 1937, he won one stage of the

1937 Tour de France The 1937 Tour de France was the 31st edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 25 July. It consisted of 20 stages with a total length of . Charles Holland and Bill Burl became the first British cyclists to ride the Tour. Burl ...

, in a joint victory with

Heinz Wengler Heinz Wengler (27 September 1912 – 1 October 1942) was a German professional road bicycle racer. In 1937, he won one stage of the 1937 Tour de France, joint with Adolphe Braeckeveldt. Wengler was killed in action at the Eastern Front in 1942. ...

Major results

;1935 :Charleroi :GP van Noord-Vlaanderen :Kruishoutem ;1936 :GP de Wallonie ;1937 :Drie Zustersteden : Tour of Belgium : La Flèche Wallonne :

: ::Winner stage 17B (ex aequo with

) ;1938 :Aalst :GP de Wallonie :GP van Noord-Vlaanderen ;1939 :GP de Wallonie :Zwijndrecht ;1944 :Sint-Eloois Winkel

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Adolph Braeckeveldt
Belgian male cyclists 1912 births 1985 deaths Belgian Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from Ghent Cyclists from East Flanders 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub