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Charles Deruyter

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Charles Deruyter
Deruyter in 1921
Personal information
Born27 January 1890
Wattrelos, Nord-Pas de Calais, France
Died24 January 1955(1955-01-24) (aged 64)
Saint-Servais, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Professional teams
1912-1913Peugeot[1]
1923Gurtner-Hutchinson[1]

Charles Deruyter (27 January 1890 – 24 January 1955) was a Belgian professional road and track racing cyclist. His best results on the road included second place in the 1913 Paris–Roubaix and the 1923 Tour of Flanders,[2][3] and winning the only edition of the Circuit des Champs de Bataille held as a stage race, in 1919.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Palmarès de Charles Deruyter (Bel)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Charles Deruyter". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Charles Deruyter". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ Isitt, Tom (8 April 2014). "Saddles, Somme and snow: a tale of the toughest cycle race ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2016.