Elsy Jacobs

Elsy Jacobs

Personal information
Full name	Elsy Jacobs
Born	(1933-03-05)5 March 1933 Garnich, Luxembourg
Died	28 February 1998(1998-02-28) (aged 64) Guémené-sur-Scorff, Luxembourg
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Endurance
Amateur team(s)
Gitane
Major wins
World Champion National Champion x15
Medal record Competitor for  Luxembourg UCI Road World Championships Gold Reims 1958 Road Race

Elsy Jacobs (4 March 1933 – 28 February 1998) was a Luxembourgian road bicycle racer. She became the first ever women's Road World Champion when she won the inaugural race on 30 August 1958. Later the same year she broke the women's hour record on 9 November, riding 41,347 km on the Vigorelli velodrome in Milan; the record stood for 14 years.

Biography

Elsy Jacobs' bicycle at the Centre Sportif Elsy Jacobs in Garnech.

Born in Garnich, Luxembourg, Elsy Jacobs was one of many children; three of her brothers were also racing cyclists, Roger, Raymond and Edmond Jacobs (who competed in the Tour de France).

Both a sports centre and hall were named in her honour. The Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs was established and is based in her home town of Garnich. Since 2008, ten years after her death, the race has appeared on the UCI women's elite cycle racing calendar.

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References

• Elsy Jacobs profile at Cycling Archives
• Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs