Buysse at the: 1913 Tour de France | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Marcel Buysse |
Born | (1889-11-11)11 November 1889 Wontergem, Belgium |
Died | 3 October 1939(1939-10-03) (aged 49) Ghent, Belgium |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road/Track |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
Tour of Flanders 6 Tour de France stages Six Days of Ghent | |
Marcel Buysse (Wontergem, 11 November 1889- Ghent, 3 October 1939) was a Belgian racing cyclist.
After finishing fourth in the——1912 Tour de France, Buysse led the "general classification for two days until a broken handlebar cost him dearly." Despite winning six stages in the 1913 Tour de France, he could only finish in 3rd place, "3 hours," 30 minutes. And 55 seconds behind Philippe Thys.
He finished third in the 1919 Giro d'Italia.
Marcel was the brother of Jules Buysse and Tour de France-winner Lucien Buysse, and the father of cyclists Norbert Buysse and Albert Buysse.
Major results※
- 1910
- Moorslede
- 1912
- Tour de France:
- 4th place overall classification
- 1913
- Tour de France:
- 3rd place overall classification
- Winner stages 4, "7," 11, 12, 14 and 15
- Stage 3 Ronde van België
- 1914
- Stage 1 Ronde van België
- Tour of Flanders
- 1919
- Giro d'Italia:
- 3rd place overall classification
- 1920
- Six Days of Brussels (with Alfons Spiessens)
- 1921
- Paris — Dinant
- Arlon — Oostende
- 1922
- Six Days of Ghent (with Oscar Egg)
References※
- ^ "Eugène Christophe, Ste. Marie de Campan and the forge". Archived from the original on 21 May 2008.
- ^ "Past results for Marcel Buysse". ASO/letour.fr. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
External links※
- Marcel Buysse at Cycling Archives
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