Georges Ronsse

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George Ronsse

Personal information
Full name	George Ronsse
Date of birth	March 4, 1906 (1906-03-04)
Date of death	July 4, 1969 (aged 63)
Country	Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road and cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1926–1929 1930–1933	Automoto 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 (1929, 1929, 1930)
Infobox last updated on:
January 15, 2007

Georges Ronsse (4 March 1906, Antwerpen - 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.

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.

In 1932, Ronsse capped off his career with a Stage 4 win at the 1932 Tour de France.

[edit] Major achievements

Medal record
Competitor for  Belgium
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold	1928 Budapest	Elite Men's Road Race
Gold	1929 Zürich	Elite Men's Road Race
Bronze	1930 Liège	Elite Men's Road Race

• World Cycling Championship (1928, 1929)
• Liège-Bastogne-Liège (1925)
• Paris-Roubaix (1927, 2nd 1928, 2nd 1929, 2nd 1932)
• Paris-Brussels (1928)
• GP Wolber (1930)
• Bordeaux-Paris (1927, 1929, 1930)
• Grote Scheldeprijs (1927)
• Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships (1929, 1930, 2nd 1927)
• 1 stage win, Tour de France (1932, 5th overall and Stage 4 win)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Alfredo Binda	World Road Racing Champion 1928-1929	Succeeded by Alfredo Binda