Achiel Buysse
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Achiel Buysse |
Born | Lochristi, Belgium | 20 December 1918
Died | 23 July 1984 Wetteren, Belgium | (aged 65)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1938-1945 | Dilecta |
1946 | Dilecta-Wolber |
1947 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
1948 | Rochet - Dunlop |
1949 | Rochet |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Achiel Buysse (1918–1984) was a Belgian cyclist. He was born on 20 December 1918 at Lochristi, Belgium and died on 23 July 1984 at Wetteren, Belgium.[1] He was a professional cyclist from 1938 to 1950. He is the father-in-law of Michel Vaarten, and the grandfather of Pascal Elaut and Luc Colyn who were also racing cyclists.[2]
He shares the record for victories in the Tour of Flanders, winning in 1940, 1941 and 1943.[3]
Major results
[edit]Source:[4]
- 1938
- 1st Circuit of Flemish Independent Regions
- 3rd Scheldeprijs
- 1939
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- 2nd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
- 1940
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde
- 3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
- 1941
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 2nd Tour of Limburg
- 3rd Grand Prix of 1 May
- 1942
- 1st Across Paris
- 2nd Grand Prix of 1 May
- 2nd Tour of Limburg
- 1943
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st Omloop Gemeente Melle
- 2nd Paris–Tours
- 2nd Tour of Limburg
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 1946
- 2nd Circuit of Central Flanders
- 3rd Circuit of the Flemish Ardennes — Ichtegem
- 1947
- 1st Bruxelles-Ostende
- 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
- 1st GP J. Moerenhout
- 1st GP Roeselare
- 2nd Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
- 3rd Omloop Het Volk
- 3rd Tielt–Antwerpen–Tielt
- 1948
- 1st National Road Race Championship
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- 1st Circuit of Central Flanders
- 1st GP Stad Sint-Niklaas
- 2nd Schelde–Dender–Leie
- 1949
- 2nd Liège-Middelkerke
- 1950
- 9th Paris–Roubaix
References
[edit]- ^ "Achiel Buysse". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Achiel Buysse beheerst Ronde tijdens oorlogsjaren". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Achiel Buysse 1918 - 1984". servicekoers.be (in Dutch). 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Achiel Buysse". FirstCycling.
External links
[edit]- Achiel Buysse at Cycling Archives (archived)