Félicien Vervaecke (Dadizele [nl]; 11 March 1907 – 31 October 1986, in Brussels) was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1930 to 1939. In the Tour de France he showed good results, finishing three times on the podium (second once, third twice). In 1935 and 1937 he won the mountain classification, and overall he won six stages. In the 1936 Tour de France, Vervaecke was on his way to the second place, but bad luck prevented it. First his bicycle broke, and he had to convince a spectator to lend his. Then he suffered a flat tire, and Tour officials forced him to wait for the reserve car. Antonin Magne passed him. When Vervaecke got his tire, he raced back to Magne, and finished 18 seconds behind him. But he still finished third, as he received 10 minutes penalty because his wife had given him drinks during the race, which was not allowed.[1] In the 1937 Tour de France, Vervaecke won the mountain classification despite not finishing the race, something no longer allowed.
Félicien Vervaecke
Félicien Vervaecke (1939)
Personal information
Full name
Félicien Vervaecke
Born
(1907-03-11)11 March 1907 Belgium
Died
31 October 1986(1986-10-31) (aged 79)
Team information
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
Climber
Professional team
1930–1939
Alcyon/Labor
Major wins
Tour de France mountains classification (2x) Six stages in the Tour de France
He was the first Belgian cyclist to win a stage in the Giro d'Italia.
After his cycling career, Vervaecke started a bicycle shop in Brussels. He was the first manager of Eddy Merckx.
^'De angst voor de Pyreneeën' - www.tourdefrance.nl Tour Legendes. October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Official Tour de France palmares
Félicien Vervaecke at Cycling Archives
(in French). Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
May 19, 2023
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