Cyrille Van Hauwaert (Moorslede, 16 December 1883 – Zellik, 15 February 1974) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, known for winning classics as Bordeaux–Paris (1907 and 1909), Milan–San Remo and Paris–Roubaix (both 1908).[1] He was the first Belgian cyclist to win a stage in the Tour de France in 1909, also leading the general classification for one day.[2]
 Van Hauwaert in 1907 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cyrille Van Hauwaert |
| Nickname | Ventre ouvert (Open belly) |
| Born | 16 December 1883 Moorslede, Belgium |
| Died | 15 February 1974 (aged 90) Zellik, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1907 | Alcyon-Dunlop & La Française-Persan |
| 1908-10 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
| 1911-13 | La Française-Diamant |
| 1914 | La Française-Hutchinson |
| 1915 | Individual |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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In 1908, prior to winning Milan–San Remo, Van Hauwaert had traveled by bike from Belgium to the start in Milan, by means of training.[3]
Major results
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- 1907
- 1st Bordeaux–Paris
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix
- 4th Paris–Brussels
- 1908
- 1st Milan–San Remo
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 2nd Bordeaux–Paris
- 2nd Paris–Brussels
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1909
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Bordeaux–Paris
- 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 4th Milan–San Remo
- 5th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 1
- 6th Giro di Lombardia
- 1910
- 1st Paris–Menin
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix
- 3rd Paris–Brussels
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 1911
- 2nd Paris–Tours
- 3rd Milan–San Remo
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 3rd Giro di Lombardia
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Paris–Brest–Paris
- 1912
- 2nd Six Days of Brussels (with Arthur Vanderstuyft)
- 10th Paris–Brussels
- 1913
- 2nd Paris–Brussels
- 2nd Bordeaux–Paris
- 1914
- 1st Six Days of Brussels (with John Stol)
- 3rd Bordeaux–Paris
- 6th Paris–Roubaix
- 1915
- 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Joseph Van Bever)
References
edit- ^ "Palmarès de Cyrille Van Hauwaert (Bel)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Cyrille Van Hauwaert". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- ^ "5 aprile 1908 - Milano-Sanremo". museociclismo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
External links
edit- Cyrille van Hauwaert at Cycling Archives (archived)
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