Romain Gijssels
Belgian cyclist
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Romain Gijssels |
| Born | (1907-03-10)10 March 1907 Belgium |
| Died | 31 March 1978(1978-03-31) (aged 71) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1930–1934 | Dilecta |
| 1935 | Dilecta and JB Louvet |
| 1936 | Dilecta |
| Major wins | |
| Tour of Flanders (2x) Paris–Roubaix | |
Romain Gijssels (Denderwindeke, 10 March 1907 – Paris, 31 March 1978) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer between 1930 and 1936.
In 1932, Gijssels won both the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix[1] in the same season, which (up to 2024) has only been accomplished by eleven riders.
Major achievements
- 1931
- Tour of Flanders
- Grand Prix Wolber
- 2nd, Bordeaux–Paris
- 3rd, Paris–Brussels
- 1932
- Tour of Flanders
- Paris–Roubaix
- Bordeaux–Paris
- 1933
- Marseille-Lyon
- St Niklaas
- 2nd, Critérium des As
- 3rd, Tour of Flanders
- 3rd, Bordeaux–Paris
- 1934
- Paris-Belfort
- 2nd, Paris–Tours
- 32nd, Tour de France
- 1935
- 3rd, Critérium des As
References
- ^ "33rd Paris – Roubaix, 1932". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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Tour of Flanders winners
- Paul Deman (1913)
- Marcel Buysse (1914)
- (1915–1918, not held)
- Henri Vanlerberghe (1919)
- Jules Vanhevel (1920)
- René Vermandel (1921)
- Léon Devos (1922)
- Heiri Suter (1923)
- Gerard Debaets (1924)
- Julien Delbecque (1925)
- Denis Verschueren (1926)
- Gerard Debaets (1927)
- Jan Mertens (1928)
- Joseph Dervaes (1929)
- Frans Bonduel (1930)
- Romain Gijssels (1931–1932)
- Alphonse Schepers (1933)
- Gaston Rebry (1934)
- Louis Duerloo (1935)
- Louis Hardiquest (1936)
- Michel D'Hooghe (1937)
- Edgard De Caluwé (1938)
- Karel Kaers (1939)
- Achiel Buysse (1940–1941)
- Briek Schotte (1942)
- Achiel Buysse (1943)
- Rik Van Steenbergen (1944)
- Sylvain Grysolle (1945)
- Rik Van Steenbergen (1946)
- Emiel Faignaert (1947)
- Briek Schotte (1948)
- Fiorenzo Magni (1949–1951)
- Roger Decock (1952)
- Wim van Est (1953)
- Raymond Impanis (1954)
- Louison Bobet (1955)
- Jean Forestier (1956)
- Fred De Bruyne (1957)
- Germain Derycke (1958)
- Rik Van Looy (1959)
- Arthur Decabooter (1960)
- Tom Simpson (1961)
- Rik Van Looy (1962)
- Noël Foré (1963)
- Rudi Altig (1964)
- Jo de Roo (1965)
- Edward Sels (1966)
- Dino Zandegù (1967)
- Walter Godefroot (1968)
- Eddy Merckx (1969)
- Eric Leman (1970)
- Evert Dolman (1971)
- Eric Leman (1972–1973)
- Cees Bal (1974)
- Eddy Merckx (1975)
- Walter Planckaert (1976)
- Roger De Vlaeminck (1977)
- Walter Godefroot (1978)
- Jan Raas (1979)
- Michel Pollentier (1980)
- Hennie Kuiper (1981)
- René Martens (1982)
- Jan Raas (1983)
- Johan Lammerts (1984)
- Eric Vanderaerden (1985)
- Adri van der Poel (1986)
- Claude Criquielion (1987)
- Eddy Planckaert (1988)
- Edwig Van Hooydonck (1989)
- Moreno Argentin (1990)
- Edwig Van Hooydonck (1991)
- Jacky Durand (1992)
- Johan Museeuw (1993)
- Gianni Bugno (1994)
- Johan Museeuw (1995)
- Michele Bartoli (1996)
- Rolf Sørensen (1997)
- Johan Museeuw (1998)
- Peter Van Petegem (1999)
- Andrei Tchmil (2000)
- Gianluca Bortolami (2001)
- Andrea Tafi (2002)
- Peter Van Petegem (2003)
- Steffen Wesemann (2004)
- Tom Boonen (2005–2006)
- Alessandro Ballan (2007)
- Stijn Devolder (2008–2009)
- Fabian Cancellara (2010)
- Nick Nuyens (2011)
- Tom Boonen (2012)
- Fabian Cancellara (2013–2014)
- Alexander Kristoff (2015)
- Peter Sagan (2016)
- Philippe Gilbert (2017)
- Niki Terpstra (2018)
- Alberto Bettiol (2019)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2020)
- Kasper Asgreen (2021)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2022)
- Tadej Pogačar (2023)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2024)
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