Odile Defraye (; nl, Odiel Defraeye; 14 July 1888 – 21 August 1965) was a Belgian

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who won three stages and the overall title of the 1912

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, which was the last tour decided by a points system instead of overall best time. He was the first Belgian to win the Tour and was only invited to join

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's all-French team at a late stage for publicity purposes. In the

1913 Tour de France The 1913 Tour de France was the 11th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 29 June and 27 July. The total distance was and the average speed of the riders was . The competition was won by the Belgian Philippe Thys, after in the cru ...

, Defraye held the overall lead after stages 2 through 5 before relinquishing the lead on the Tourmalet to Stage 6 and eventual winner

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. He participated in six tours between 1909 and 1924 but his victory Tour was the only one that he completed.http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/defraye_odiel.php Memoire du cyclisme Other major wins include the 1913

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, a one-day classic, and four stages and the overall for the 1912 Tour of Belgium.

Career achievements

Major results

;1908 : Tour of Flanders (Amateur edition) ;1910 : Winner Championship of Flanders ;1911 : Belgian National Road Race Championships ;1912 : Winner Tour of Belgium :: Stage 2 :: Stage 3 :: Stage 6 :: Stage 7 : Jersey yellow

Winner

:: Stage 2 :: Stage 7 :: Stage 9 ;1913 :

;1921 : Tour of Belgium ::Stage 6

Grand Tour results timeline

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Defraye, Odile 1888 births 1965 deaths People from Roeselare Belgian male cyclists Tour de France winners Belgian Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from West Flanders