André Rosseel (23 November 1924 in Lauwe – 8 December 1965 in

Roeselare Roeselare (; french: Roulers, ; West Flemish: ''Roeseloare'') is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke. The ...

) was a

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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 ...

. Rosseel won 4 stages in the

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 ...

Major results

;1946 : national junior road race champion ;1947 :Anzegem :Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen ;1948 :Aalst :

Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...

;1950 :

;1951 :Tour of Algeria :

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...

: ::Winner stages 8 and 15 ;1952 :

: ::Winner stages 2 and 16 ;1953 :Aalst :Emelgem :Ruiselede ;1954 :Koksijde :Heule :Tour du Nord :Moorsele :Saint-Ghislain ;1955 :Vlaamse pijl :Wervik ;1956 :Circuit des régions frontalières Mouscron :Kruishoutem :Ruddervoorde :Heule :Dentergem :Le Bizet :Roeselare :Zonnebeke :Waarschoot ;1957 :Aartrijke :Oedelem :Dentergem :Ploegsteert

External links

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Official Tour de France results for André Rosseel
Belgian male cyclists 1924 births 1965 deaths Belgian Tour de France stage winners People from Menen Sportspeople from West Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub