Edgard De Caluwé

Edgard De Caluwé (1 July 1913 in Denderwindeke – 16 May 1985 in Geraardsbergen) was a Belgian cyclist.

Edgard de Caluwé
At the 1933 Tour of Flanders
Personal information
Born(1913-07-01)1 July 1913
Denderwindeke
Died16 May 1985(1985-05-16) (aged 71)
Geraardsbergen
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1934-1938Dilecta-Wolber
1938Diamant
1938Allegro
1939-1946Dilecta-Wolber
1947Bertin-Wolber

He had twenty victories as a professional from 1933 to 1947. He won the Paris-Brussels and Bordeaux-Paris in 1935. He finished second in the Tour of Flanders in 1936 and won it in 1938. He had already won the Tour of Flanders in 1933, but as an independent.

His career was interrupted by World War II. He also won some victories after the war, but his best years were before it.

He also participated in the Tour de France twice, without much success.

The Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé in Ninove has been named after him.

Major results

Source:[1]

1935

Paris-Brussels
Bordeaux-Paris

1937

7th of Paris–Roubaix

1938

Tour of Flanders

1945

Ninove

Results in the Tour de France

References

  1. "Edgard De Caluwé". Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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