Jef Demuysere (
Wervik
Wervik (; french: Wervicq, ; vls, Wervik; la, Viroviacum) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Wervik and the town of Geluwe. On January 1, 2014, Wervik had a total p ...
, 26 July 1907 –
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, , 30 April 1969) was a
Belgian professional
road bicycle racer
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. He won the
Milan–San Remo
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in
1934
Events
January–February
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, and finished on the podium of the
Tour de France
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in 1929 and 1931, and of the
Giro d'Italia in 1932 and 1933.
Major results
;1926
:Paris-Arras
;1927
:Ronde van Vlaanderen for amateurs
;1929
:Paris-Longwy
:
Tour de France
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:
::Winner stage 10
::3rd place overall classification
;1930
:Circuit du Morbihan
:
Tour de France
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:
::4th place overall classification
;1931
:
Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
The Omloop der Vlaamse gewesten was a men's cycling race of which the original format was organized for the last time in 1972. The race was run in variating Flemish provinces or Brussels.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes o ...
:
Tour de France
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:
::Winner stages 15 and 18
::2nd place overall classification
;1932
:
Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships
The Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships were first held in 1910, and have been held annually since 1921 (with a break in 1940 due to World War II) by the Royal Belgian Cycling Federation
The Royal Belgian Cycling League or KBWB/RLVB (in D ...
:
Giro d'Italia:
::2nd place overall classification
:
Tour de France
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:
::8th place overall classification
;1933
:
Giro d'Italia:
::2nd place overall classification
;1934
:
Milan–San Remo
Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...
;1935
:Poperinge
Trivia
* In his native town
Wervik
Wervik (; french: Wervicq, ; vls, Wervik; la, Viroviacum) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Wervik and the town of Geluwe. On January 1, 2014, Wervik had a total p ...
, in 2007, special festivities took place to commemorate the cyclist. A statue was inaugurated and a street was baptised with his name.
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Jef Demuysere
1907 births
1969 deaths
People from Wervik
Belgian male cyclists
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists from West Flanders
Belgian cyclo-cross champions
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