Jules Vanhevel (10 March 1895 in

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– 21 July 1969 in

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) was a

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. He was a professional from 1919 to 1936.

Biography

In the literature, his name is often misspelled as "Jules Van Hevel. The cyclist Jules A. Vanhevel should not be confused with Jules K. Vanhevel, the last miller of the East Mill at

Gistel Gistel () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Following local government boundary reforms in 1971 and 1977, the municipality has comprised not only Gistel, but also the towns of Moere, Snaaskerke and Ze ...

, a relative Jules Vanhevel his first racing bike was a Bercley.

Record as beginner

;1913 * 1st place "The First Step" at

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* 1st place

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- Gent Harelbeke- * 1st place at

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Record as independent

;1914 * 1st place coast of Circulation * 3rd place Grand Prix

* 1st place Grand Prix

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* 1st place

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- Oostende Evergem- * 1st place Grand Prix Franco-Belge

Record in the war / in military service

Jules Vanhevel served as a cyclist in the 1st Artillery Regiment and later in the trench mortars Van Doren of the 1st Army Division. He was injured and was sent to England ill. ;1917 * Molinari Cup 1st place at

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;1918 * Molinari Cup 1st place at

* 1st place at

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;1919 * 1st place Grand Prix

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Record as a professional

;1919 * 3rd place

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* ''(interruption cycling career in the Army in Germany))'' * (Statement) Tour of Battlefields Strasbourg-Luxembourg-Brussels-Amiens (2nd in the 1st round, 2nd round and 5th in the list in the 3rd round) * 3rd place

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(2nd in the 1st round, 3rd in the 3rd round, 2nd in the 4th and 6th in the 5th round trip) * 2nd place The Three Sister Cities Bruges Gentbrugge- * ''(discharge from military service)'' * 1st place Championship of Flanders Koolskamp * 1st Place Circuit

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-Ambacht * 1st place at

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;1920 * 1st place

* 5th place

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* 4th place

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- * (abandon)

(1st in the 1st round, 10th in the 2nd round and declared in the 3rd round by accident) * 1st place Belgian National Road Race Championships for elite * 1st place Championship of Flanders Koolskamp * 3rd place

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(with

Henri Van Lerberghe Henri Vanlerberghe (sometimes Van Lerberghe) (Lichtervelde, 29 January 1891 – Lichtervelde, 10 April 1966) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1919, he won the third edition of the Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ...

) ;1921 Team

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Dunlop * 2nd place

* 3rd place

(6th in the 1st round, 1st in the 2nd round, 2nd in the 3rd round, 3rd in the 4th round, 2nd in the 5th round) * 1st place Belgian National Road Race Championships for elite * 2nd place Grand Prix

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* (abandon) Tour of Italy 5th in the 2nd round) * 4th place

(by Marcel Buyze) ;1922 * 1st place Tour of West Flanders * 8th place

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(by Marcel Buyze) ;1923 Team Cycles M.Buysse-Colonial * 4th place

* 1st Place Circuit Nieuwpoort * 1st place The Three Sister Cities

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* 2nd place Schaal Sels * 1st place

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- Den Haag * 1st place at Balgerhoeke * 1st place Grand Prix

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* 1st place Criterium der Azen * 5th place Belgian National Road Race Championships for elite * 1st place

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, (with Cesar Debaets) * 9th place

(with Cesar Debaets) * 11th place

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(by Marcel Buyze) ;1924 Team Wonder-Russel * 1st place

* 1st Place Circuit

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* 1st place Criterium der Azen * 5th place

* 3rd place at

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* 2nd place

(with

Lucien Buysse Lucien Buysse (; 11 September 1892 – 3 January 1980) was a Belgian cyclist and a champion of the Tour de France. Career Born in Wontergem, Buysse began racing professionally in 1914, when he entered the Tour de France but did not finish. He ...

) ;1925 Team Wonder * 3rd place

* 3rd place Giro della Provincia Milano (with Gerard Debaets) (2nd test on the slopes, on his Australian 2nd, 4th on the road) * 1st place

(with Cesar Debaets) ;1926 Team Ravat-Wonder-Dunlop and team Opel=Pollack * 1st Place Circuit du Littoral * 2nd place

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

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* 2nd place Circuit

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* 2nd place Circuit

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* 3rd place Tour of

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* 3rd place Championship of Germany * 11th place Circuit of Paris * 27th

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* 3rd place

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(with Emile Aerts) * 4th place

(with

Denis Verschueren Denis Verschueren (11 February 1897 – 18 April 1954) was a Belgium, Belgian racing cyclist. External links *Cyclinghalloffame
1897 births 1954 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Antwerp Province People from Berlaar {{Belgium- ...

) ;1927 Team Opel ZR-IIIZR-III''
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* 1st place

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* 2nd place Tour

* 2nd place around

* 2nd place

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Rundfahrt * 1st place at

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;1928 * 1st place

(1st in the 1st round, 2nd in the 2nd round, 2nd and 3rd in the 3rd round in 4th ride) * 1st place Omloop der Vlaamse Regions * 2nd place Sachsen-Tour * 3rd place Six Days of Leipzig (with Oskar Tietz) * 4th place

(by

Jules Verschelden Jules is the French form of the Latin "Julius" (e.g. Jules César, the French name for Julius Caesar). It is the given name of: People with the name *Jules Aarons (1921–2008), American space physicist and photographer *Jules Abadie (1876–195 ...

) * 6th place

* (abandon) World''( "But? ... It happened at Km. 80. Ronsse was in the lead. Van Hevel at his wheel. Before them, a harnessing of oxen. One of the animals and turn away again with -tail. Ronsse the lead, running alongside a rake ment. He comes over. Jules follows. At 'the moment he passes, the tail stutters — read carefully, dear reader — from the ox to the brake handle on the handlebar, with the result that Van Hevel as mercilessly as the substance is suddenly thrown. He was hurt, hands and legs, and the whole body. ")" " ;1929 * 3rd place

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(with Rene Vermandel) ;1930 * 1st place at

;1931 * 1st place at

Avelgem Avelgem (; vls, Oavelgem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Avelgem proper, Bossuit, Kerkhove, Outrijve and Waarmaarde. On January 1, 2006, Avelgem had a total populati ...

* 8th place World * 2nd place

(with

Piet Van Kempen Piet may refer to: People *Piet (given name), a common name in the Netherlands and South Africa *Henri Piet (1888–1915), French lightweight boxer *Tony Piet (1906–1981), American Major League Baseball player Schools *Purushottam Institute of ...

) * 9th place

(with Jean Van Buggenhout) ;1932 * 1st place at Niel * 4th place

(with Leopold Haegelsteen) ;1933 * 6th place

(with

Gustaaf Van Slembrouck Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (25 March 1902, Ostend – 7 July 1968, Ostend) was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1926 to 1934, nicknamed 'Den Staf'. He won 4 Tour de France stages, and wore the yellow jersey for 6 days in 1926. He finished in seco ...

) ;1936 * 6th place

(with

Kees Pellenaars Cornelis Petrus "Kees" Pellenaars (10 May 1913 – 30 January 1988) was a Dutch road cyclist and coach. In 1934 he won the amateur road race at the world championships, which was the first world road title for the Netherlands. The same year he tur ...

)

Museum

In the ancient hostelry 'De Engel' at

, of the family Maeckelbergh, one can admire a unique collection of Jules Vanhevel. Robert Maeckelbergh was the caretaker of Jules Vanhevel and married his sister Lea.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanhevel, Jules 1895 births 1969 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Koekelare Cyclists from West Flanders Belgian track cyclists

Biography

Record as beginner

Record as independent

Record in the war / in military service

Record as a professional

Museum

References

Further reading

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