Gustave Danneels (

Loos-en-Gohelle Loos-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D943 and the A21 autoroute. Its ne ...

, France, 6 September 1913 –

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, 13 April 1976) 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 ...

. He is known for bronze medals in the

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and the

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and his victories in

Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m, ...

. When winning the 1936 edition of Paris-Tours Danneels was awarded the

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for recording the fastest time in a professional race.

Major results

;1931 : U17 Road Race Champion ;1933 : Independent Road Race Champion ;1934 :

: GP d'Europe : World Road Race Championship ;1935 : Road Race Champion : Winner Stage 2,

Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Betw ...

: World Road Race Championship ;1936 :

: Winner stages 3 and 6

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...

;1937 :

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 stage 11BStage 11B was a team time trial, and won by the Belgian team. Danneels was the first Belgian to cross the line, so by the regulations of that time, the victory was officially credited to his name ;1938 : Winner stages 4 & 5, Tour du Sud-Ouest

Notes

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Gustave Danneels
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