Jef Demuysere (

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, 26 July 1907 – Antwerp, 30 April 1969) was a

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professional road bicycle racer. He won the Milan–San Remo in

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, and finished on the podium of the

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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 :

: ::Winner stage 10 ::3rd place overall classification ;1930 :Circuit du Morbihan :

: ::4th place overall classification ;1931 :

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: ::Winner stages 15 and 18 ::2nd place overall classification ;1932 :

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: Giro d'Italia: ::2nd place overall classification :

: ::8th place overall classification ;1933 : Giro d'Italia: ::2nd place overall classification ;1934 : Milan–San Remo ;1935 :Poperinge

Trivia

* In his native town

, 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 {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1900s-stub