Marie-Rose Gaillard

Marie-Rose Gaillard
	Gaillard in 1962 with the rainbow jersey
Personal information
Full name	Marie-Rose Gaillard
Born	19 August 1944; Liège, Belgium
Died	18 June 2022 (aged 77)
Team information
Role	Rider
Major wins
	One-day races and Classics World Road Race Championship (1962) National Road Race Championships (1966)
Medal record
Representing Belgium

Marie-Rose Gaillard (19 August 1944 – 18 June 2022)^[1] was a Belgian racing cyclist. She won the Belgian national road race title in 1966.^[2]

Biography

Marie-Rose Gaillard began cycling in 1960, after being encouraged to do so by a cycle dealer who saw her riding the bike she had borrowed from her brother. She signed up for the Royal Dolhain Vélo and competed in her first race in Visé. The following year, she was selected for the Belgian team for her first world championship, at Douglas.

She was world road champion in 1962 at the age of 18, in Salò ahead of two of her compatriots Yvonne Reynders, title holder, and Marie-Thérèse Naessens. She competed in four other world championships. Gaillard was tenth in 1963, fourth in 1964, nineteenth in 1965, eighth in 19663. In 1966, she won the Belgian road championship.

Marie-Rose Gaillard co-founded the Ourthe-Amblève Vélo club, of which her nephew Philippe Gilbert was a member..^[3]

Career achievements

Major results

1962: 1st UCI World Championships Road race
1963: 10th UCI World Championships Road race
1964: 4th UCI World Championships Road race
1966: 1st National Championships Road race; 8th UCI World Championships Road race

References

^ "L'ex-championne du monde cycliste sur route Marie-Rose Gaillard est décédée". lameuse-verviers.sudinfo.be (in French). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
^ "Marie-Rose Gaillard". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
^ "Un sacré bout de femme". dhnet.be (in French). 24 November 2010.

External links

Marie-Rose Gaillard at Cycling Archives
Marie-Rose Gaillard at ProCyclingStats
Marie-Rose Gaillard at CycleBase

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[1] "L'ex-championne du monde cycliste sur route Marie-Rose Gaillard est décédée". lameuse-verviers.sudinfo.be (in French). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

[CyclingArchives-2] "Marie-Rose Gaillard". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

[3] "Un sacré bout de femme". dhnet.be (in French). 24 November 2010.

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v t e Belgian National Road Race Champions (women)
1959–1979	Victoire Van Nuffel (1959) Rosa Sels (1960) Annie Vermeiren (1961) Yvonne Reynders (1962–1963) Denise Bral (1964) Louisa Smits (1965) Marie-Rose Gaillard (1966) Christiane Geerts (1967) Marguerita Dams (1968) Nicolle Van Den Broeck (1969–1970) Mariette Laenen (1971–1972) Nicolle Van Den Broeck (1973–1974) Mariette Laenen (1975) Yvonne Reynders (1976) Nicolle Van Den Broeck (1977) Maria Herrijgers (1978–1979)
1980–1999	Nele D'Haene (1980) Gerda Sierens (1981) Jenny De Smet (1982) Ingrid Mekers (1983) Nele D'Haene (1984) Josiane Vanhuysse (1985) Agnes Dusart (1986–1988) Sylvie Slos (1989) Véronique De Roose (1990) Kristel Werckx (1991) Godelieve Jansens (1992) Kristel Werckx (1993) Heidi Van De Vijver (1994) Els Decottenier (1995) Sonja Vermeylen (1996–1997) Heidi Van De Vijver (1998) Cindy Pieters (1999)
2000–2019	Evy Van Damme (2000–2001) Ine Wannijn (2002) Anja Nobus (2003) Natacha Maes (2004) Corine Hierckens (2005) Veronique Belleter (2006) Ludivine Henrion (2007) Ilse Geldhof (2008) Ludivine Henrion (2009) Liesbet De Vocht (2010) Evelyn Arys (2011) Jolien D'Hoore (2012) Liesbet De Vocht (2013) Jolien D'Hoore (2014–2015) Kaat Hannes (2016) Jolien D'Hoore (2017) Annelies Dom (2018) Jesse Vandenbulcke (2019)
2020–2039	Lotte Kopecky (2020–2021) Kim de Baat (2022) Lotte Kopecky (2023–2024)