Jean Rossius
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Rossius |
| Date of birth | December 27, 1890 |
| Date of death | May 2, 1966 (aged 75) |
| Country | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 5 stages Tour de France Belgium road race championship |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| June 9, 2008 | |
Jean Rossius (born at Cerexhe-Heuseux on 27 December 1890, died 2 May 1966) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won five stages in total in the Tour de France. In the 1914 Tour de France he finished in fourth place in the overall classification, his best finishing.
[edit] Palmarès
- 1914
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 2 and 9
- Leading general classification for 4 days (joint with Philippe Thys)
- 1919
- Liège-Malmedy-Liège
- Belgian National Road Race Championships
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 1[1]
- 1920
- Retinne-Spa-Retinne
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 7 and 15
- 1922
- Paris-Saint-Étienne
[edit] External links
- Jean Rossius profile at the Cycling Website
- Official Tour de France results for Jean Rossius
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