Hector Heusghem ( Ransart, 15 February 1890 – Montignies-le-Tilleul, 29 March 1982) was a

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who finished second in the 1920 and 1921 Tour de France. He also won three stages, in 1920 at Aix-en-Provence and

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, in 1921 in Luchon. In 1922, Heusghem took over the

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with just three stages to go but on the next day fell foul of the rules. Having broken his frame, he swapped bicycles without permission and received a one-hour penalty that relegated him to fourth and handing the tour to

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. Hector Heusghem was brother of cyclists Pierre-Joseph Heusghem and Louis Heusghem.

Major results

;1920 :

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: ::Winner stages 8 and 10 ::2nd place overall classification ;1921 :

: ::Winner stage 6 ::2nd place overall classification ;1922 :

: ::4th place overall classification ::Wearing

for one day

External links

* Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners 1890 births 1982 deaths Sportspeople from Charleroi Cyclists from Hainaut (province) {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1890s-stub