Georges Ronsse
Georges Ronsse (4 March 1906, Antwerp - 4 July 1969, Berchem) was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who raced between 1926 and 1938.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | George Ronsse |
| Born | 4 March 1906 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 4 July 1969 (aged 63) Berchem, Belgium |
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| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road and cyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1926–1929 | Automoto |
| 1930–1933 | La Française |
| Major wins | |
| World Cycling Champion (1928, 1929) Tour de France, 1 stage Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1925) Paris–Roubaix (1927) Paris–Brussels (1928) GP Wolber (1930) Bordeaux–Paris (1927, 1929, 1930) | |
Medal record
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In addition to his several national and world championships, Ronsse won several of the classic races in road cycling including the 1925 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the 1927 Paris–Roubaix, and the 1927, 1929 and 1930 editions of the now-defunct Bordeaux–Paris. He won his first world championship title in 1928 in Budapest with a lead of 19 minutes and 43 seconds over second-placed finisher Herbert Nebe, the largest winning margin in road world championship history.[1]
In 1932, Ronsse capped off his career with a Stage 4 win at the 1932 Tour de France. After retiring from competition he served as manager of the Belgian national team at the Tour.[2]
Major results
- 1925
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1927
- Paris–Roubaix
- Bordeaux–Paris
- Scheldeprijs
- 1928
- World Cycling Championship
- Paris–Brussels
- Rupelmonde
- 1929
- World Cycling Championship
- Bordeaux–Paris
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Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships- 1930
- GP Wolber
- Bordeaux–Paris
- Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 1932
- Tour de France
- Winner stage 4
- 5th place overall classification
- 1934
- Belgium national track stayers championship
- 1935
- Belgium national track stayers championship
- 1936
- Belgium national track stayers championship
References
- Fotheringham, Alasdair (19 May 2015). "Giro d'Italia stage 11 preview: Organizers bring back 1968 Worlds finish circuit in Imola". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- Fotheringham, William (2012). Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson. Random House. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4464-3587-8.
External links
- Georges Ronsse at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Georges Ronsse
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