Marcel Kerff (2 June 1866 – 7 August 1914) was a Belgian cyclist who participated in the

1903 Tour de France The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper ', ancestor of the current daily, '. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over , and was won by Maurice Garin. The race was invented to boost the circula ...

, where he finished sixth. At the age of 48, after the German invasion of Belgium at the beginning of the First World War, Kerff was assumed to have been spying on German soldiers and was subsequently hung.* A monument memorializing all Belgian cyclists that died during this war was erected later on in Moelingen near the place where he died. His brothers Leopold Kerff and

Charles Kerff Charles Kerff (4 December 1874 – 18 May 1902) was the 1901 Belgian national track cycling champion in derny or pacemaker racing. A professional from 1896 until his death in 1902, Kerff also competed in 24 hours endurance cycling competitions. P ...

were also prosessional cyclists.

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