Eddy Pauwels

Eddy Pauwels (2 May 1935 – 6 March 2017) was a Belgian racing cyclist from 1958 to 1966. He won 4 stages in the Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in total. In 1962, Pauwels won the combativity award in the Tour de France. He died on 6 March 2017 at the age of 81.^[1]

Eddy Pauwels

Pauwels at the 1964 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Eddy Pauwels
Born	(1935-05-02)2 May 1935 Bornem, Belgium
Died	6 March 2017(2017-03-06) (aged 81) Bornem
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1958	Libertas–Dr. Mann
1959	Flandria–Dr.Mann
1960–1962	Dr. Mann–Dossche Sport
1962–1963	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
1964	Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop
1965–1966	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
Major wins
4 stages, Tour de France

Major results

1957

1st Overall DDR Rundfahrt

1958

6th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1959

4th Overall Tour of Belgium

1st Stage 3

Tour de France

Held after Stages 9 & 16

1960

1st Overall Trois Jours d'Anvers

1961

4th Overall Tour of Belgium

5th Scheldeprijs

9th Overall Tour de France

1st Stages 14 & 17

1962

9th Overall Vuelta a España

10th Overall Tour de France

1st Stage 11

1963

Tour de France

Held after Stages 1–2

1st Stage 1

4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

6th Rund um den Henninger Turm

1964

4th Overall Tour de Romandie