Edward Sels (born 27 August 1941 at Vorselaar, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1963 to 1972, winning 35 races. He was road champion of Belgium in 1961 (Military) and 1964. He won seven stages in the Tour de France and one in the Giro d'Italia. He wore the yellow jersey for two days in the 1964 Tour de France. His sister, Rosa Sels, was a cyclist too.[1]
 Sels at the 1964 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Sels |
| Nickname | Ward |
| Born | 27 August 1941 Vorselaar, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1963 | Libertas |
| 1964–66 | Solo–Superia |
| 1967 | Flandria–De Clerck |
| 1968–69 | Bic |
| 1970 | Willem II–Gazelle |
| 1971 | Möbel Märki-Bonanza |
| 1971 | Bika-Milupa |
| 1972 | Goldor–Ijsboerke |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Major results
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- 1961
- 1st
Belgian Military Road Champion - 1962
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
- 1st Bruxelles–Zepperen, Sint-Lenaerts
- 3rd Coupe Marcel Indekeu
- 1963
- 1st Bruxelles-Liège (semi-professionals)
- 1st Courtrai-Gammerages
- 1st Antoing, Hoogstraten, Machelen, Sint-Lenaerts
- 1964
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- Tour de France
- 1st stages 1, 11, 14 and 19
- Held
after Stages 1–2
- Vuelta a España
- 1st stage 1a
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 1st stage 1 & 9
- 1st stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st stage 2 Paris–Luxembourg
- 1st Heusden Koers
- 1st Auvelais, Braine-le-Comte, Dendermonde, Herentals, Oostrozebeke, Opwijk, Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Waregem
- 2nd Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
- 2nd Omloop van Limburg
- 2nd Critérium des As
- 2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman
- 3rd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen
- 3rd Bruxelles–Meulebeke
- 4th Tour of Flanders
- 8th Milan–San Remo
- 8th Omloop Het Volk
- 1965
- 1st Paris–Brussels
- Tour de France
- 1st stage 7
- 1st stage 2 Giro di Sardegna
- 1st stage 3 Tour of Belgium
- 3rd Overall Paris–Luxembourg
- 1st stage 4
- 1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
- 1st Ath, Eeklo, Issoire, Lebbeke, Lokeren, Londerzeel, Mol, Saint-Claud, Westerlo, Zwevegem
- 2nd 1965 Paris–Roubaix
- 2nd Tour of Flanders
- 3rd Omloop Leiedal
- 3rd Super Prestige Pernod
- 5th 1965 Gent–Wevelgem
- 1966
- Tour of Flanders
- 1st Schaal Sels
- 1st GP Roeselare
- 1st Aalst
- 1st Herentals
- 1st Laarne
- 1st Libramont
- Tour de France:
- 1st stages 6 and 22a
- 1st Mol, Rumbeke, Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Stabroek
- 2nd Elfstedenronde
- 3rd Circuit du Brabant central
- 1967
- 1st Road race, National Interclubs Championships
- 1st Ronde van Limburg
- Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st stage 1, 3, 4 & 7
- 1st stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 1st stage 2a & 5a Grand Prix Sul
- 1st GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman
- 1st Circuit des Frontières
- 1st Antwerpse pijl, Breendonk, Essen, Garancières-en-Beauce, Kalmthout, Stekene, Tessenderlo, Westerlo
- 3rd Omloop Het Volk
- 3rd 1965 Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
- 5th 1965 Paris–Roubaix
- 10h Bordeaux–Paris
- 1968
- 1st stage 4 Giro d'Italia
- 1st stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
- 1st Schaal Sels
- 1st Auvelais, Herne, Honselersdijk, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Sint-Niklaas
- 2nd Grand Prix de Saint-Tropez
- 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 3rd Grand Prix de Saint-Raphaël
- 4th Milan–San Remo
- 4th 1965 Paris–Roubaix
- 1969
- Vuelta a España:
- 1st stage 6
- 3rd Puivelde Koersel
- 1970
- 1st Knokke
- 3rd Omloop van de Fruitstreek
References
edit- ^ "Ces Belges qui ont porté le maillot jaune: Edward Sels". rtbf.be (in French). 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Edward Sels". 8 December 2023.
External links
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- "Palmarès d'Edward Sels". Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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- Official Tour de France results for Edward Sels Archived 22 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
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