Albert Dejonghe
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Dejonghe |
| Born | 14 February 1894 Middelkerke, Belgium |
| Died | 23 February 1981 (aged 87) Middelkerke, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Albert Dejonghe (14 February 1894 – 23 February 1981) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He won Paris–Roubaix in 1922, one stage in the 1923 Tour de France and finished 5th and 6th in the 1925 and 1926 Tour de France.
Career[edit]
In 1919 following The Great War a race was held touring the battlefields of Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Dejonghe won stage two of the race but did not end up placing highly overall.[1] In 1922 Dejonghe won Paris–Roubaix a cycling monument.[2] He is one of two cyclists to ever win the prestigious race while sporting a mustache.[3]
Major results[edit]
- 1913
- 3rd Tour of Belgium
- 1919
- 1st Stage 2 Circuit des Champs de Bataille
- 2nd Retinne - Marche - Retinne
- 3rd Bordeaux–Paris
- 3rd De Drie Zustersteden
- 1920
- 2nd Tour of Flanders
- 2nd Retinne - Spa - Retinne
- 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 3rd Paris–Tours
- 1921
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1922
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1923
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de France
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 1925
- 5th Overall Tour de France
- 1926
- 1st Paris - Angers, Angers
- 6th Overall Tour de France
References[edit]
- ^ Isitt, Tom (8 April 2014). "Saddles Somme snow: tale of the toughest cycle race ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Paris-Roubaix previous winners". VeloNews.com. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Cycling's tales of the 'tache". road.cc. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Albert Dejonghe". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Albert Dejonghe". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Albert Dejonghe". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
External links[edit]
- Albert Dejonghe at Cycling Archives
- Albert Dejonghe at ProCyclingStats
- Albert Dejonghe at CycleBase
- Official Tour de France results for Albert Dejonghe
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