In 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.
^"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 linksedit
Félix Sellier at Cycling Archives
Official Tour de France results for Félix Sellier
January 01, 1970
félix, sellier, january, 1893, april, 1965, gembloux, belgian, professional, road, bicycle, racer, personal, informationfull, namenicknamele, minneurborn, 1893, january, 1893spy, belgiumdied16, april, 1965, 1965, aged, gembloux, belgiumteam, informationdiscipl. Felix Sellier 2 January 1893 in Spy 16 April 1965 in Gembloux was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer Felix SellierPersonal informationFull nameFelix SellierNicknamele minneurBorn 1893 01 02 2 January 1893Spy BelgiumDied16 April 1965 1965 04 16 aged 72 Gembloux BelgiumTeam informationDisciplineRoadRoleRiderMajor winsParis Brussels 1922 1923 1924 Paris Roubaix 1925 Belgian National Road Race Champion3 stages Tour de France Contents 1 Stage victory in 1921 Tour de France 2 Major results 3 References 4 External linksStage 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 Leon 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 edit1912 Binche Tournai Binche 1919 Tour of Belgium independents 1920 Marchienne au Pont Mellet Moustier 1921 Jemeppe Bastogne Jemeppe Tour de France Winner stage 13 dd 1922 Tour de France Winner stage 14 3rd overall classification dd Paris Brussels Arlon Oostende 1923 Criterium du midi nbsp 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 nbsp Belgian National Road Race Championships Tour de France Winner stage 4 dd 1927 Gembloux 1928 Six days of Brussels with Henri Duray St ServaisReferences edit 15eme 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 15eme Tour de France 1921 13eme etape in French Memoire du cyclisme Retrieved 18 June 2009 External links editFelix Sellier at Cycling Archives Official Tour de France results for Felix Sellier Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felix Sellier amp oldid 1166982514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
