Jean Rossius (27 December 1890, Cerexhe-Heuseux,

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– 2 May 1966) was a

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who won five stages in total in the

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. In the

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he finished in fourth place in the overall classification, his best finishing.

Major results

;1914 :

: ::Winner stages 2 and 9 ::Leading general classification for 4 days (joint with

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) ;1919 :Liège-Malmedy-Liège :

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: ::Winner stage 1Rossius was the winner of the first stage, but received a 30 minute penalty for helping

illegally, therefore he was not leading the general classification after stage one. ;1920 :Retinne-Spa-Retinne :

: ::Winner stages 7 and 15 ;1922 :Paris-Saint-Étienne

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Jean Rossius
1890 births 1966 deaths People from Soumagne Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from Liège Province {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1890s-stub