Gustave Danneels (Loos-en-Gohelle, France, 6 September 1913 – Knokke, 13 April 1976) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is known for bronze medals in the 1934 and the 1935 UCI Road World Championships and his victories in Paris–Tours. When winning the 1936 edition of Paris-Tours Danneels was awarded the Ruban Jaune for recording the fastest time in a professional race.
 Gustave Danneels, 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gustave Danneels | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1913 Loos-en-Gohelle, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 1976 (aged 62) Knokke, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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| Paris–Tours (1934, 1936, 1937) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1931
Belgium U17 Road Race Champion- 1933
- Belgium Independent Road Race Champion
- 1934
- Paris–Tours
- GP d'Europe
World Road Race Championship- 1935
- Belgium Road Race Champion
- Winner Stage 2, Tour of Belgium
- World Road Race Championship
- 1936
- Paris–Tours
- Winner stages 3 and 6 Paris–Nice
- 1937
- Paris–Tours
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 11B[1]
- 1938
- Winner stages 4 & 5, Tour du Sud-Ouest
Notes
edit- ^ Stage 11B was a team time trial, and won by the Belgian team. Danneels was the first Belgian to cross the line, so by the regulations of that time, the victory was officially credited to his name
External links
edit- Gustave Danneels at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Gustave Danneels[permanent dead link]