Félix Sellier (2 January 1893 in Spy – 16 April 1965 in Gembloux) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.
 Sellier in 1925 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Félix Sellier |
| Nickname | le minneur |
| Born | 2 January 1893 Spy, Belgium |
| Died | 16 April 1965 (aged 72) Gembloux, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Brussels (1922, 1923, 1924) Paris–Roubaix (1925) Belgian National Road Race Champion 3 stages Tour de France | |
Stage victory in 1921 Tour de France
editIn the 1921 Tour de France, the cyclists were separated in two classes, the sponsored riders and the unsponsored riders. For the thirteenth stage, these classes started separated, partly because the Tour organisers wanted to punish the sponsored riders for not attacking the leader Léon Scieur,[1] and partly because the leader in the second class was helped by cyclists in the first class.[2] Sellier was one of the riders in the second class, and therefore could start two hours earlier than the favourites. Some of the second class cyclists including Sellier stayed ahead, and Sellier managed to win the stage.[3] Sellier would finish 8th overall of the second class cyclists, and 16th in the overall combined classification.
In the next year, Sellier started the Tour de France as sponsored cyclist. He again won a stage, but this time he had started at the same time as everybody else. He finished the race in third place.
Major results
edit- 1912
- Binche-Tournai-Binche
- 1919
- Tour of Belgium (independents)
- 1920
- Marchienne-au-Pont
- Mellet
- Moustier
- 1921
- Jemeppe-Bastogne-Jemeppe
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 13
- 1922
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 14
- 3rd overall classification
- Paris–Brussels
- Arlon-Oostende
- 1923
- Criterium du midi
Belgian National Road Race Championships- Paris–Brussels
- 1924
- Gembloux
- Oupeye
- Paris-Lyon
- Tour of Belgium
- Paris–Brussels
- 1925
- Gembloux
- GP de soissons
- Paris–Roubaix
- 1926
- Belgian National Road Race Championships
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 4
- 1927
- Gembloux
- 1928
- Six days of Brussels (with Henri Duray)
- St. Servais
References
edit- ^ "15ème Tour de France 1921" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ Henk Leenaers (2003). "Vergeten Tour-winnaar uit Tongeren" (in Dutch). Fiets. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "15ème Tour de France 1921 – 13ème étape" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
External links
edit- Félix Sellier at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Félix Sellier