Gerard Debaets
Belgian cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerard Debaets (17 April 1898[1][2][3] – 27 April 1959) was a Belgian racing cyclist.[4] He won the Tour of Flanders in 1924 and 1927 and the Belgian national road race title in 1925.[5] He also specialized in track cycling, winning a total of 18 six-day events, including six times the most prestigious Six Days of New York.[6] Debaets was a resident of Fair Lawn and North Haledon, New Jersey, where he died in 1959 of a heart attack.[7][8]
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Born | (1898-04-17)17 April 1898 Heule, Belgium |
Died | 27 April 1959(1959-04-27) (aged 60) North Haledon, New Jersey, United States |
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Role | Rider |
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1924 | Labor-Dunlop |
1925 | Individual |
1926 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
1927 | Opel-ZR III / JB Louvet-Wolber |
1928 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
1929-40 | Individual |
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One-day races and Classics
Track Championships
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