CYCLIST

Charly Gaul

1932 - 2005

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Charly Gaul (8 December 1932 – 6 December 2005) was a Luxembourgish professional cyclist. He was a national cyclo-cross champion, an accomplished time triallist and superb climber. His ability earned him the nickname of Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France, which he won with four stage victories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charly Gaul has received more than 134,031 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Charly Gaul is the 17th most popular cyclist (down from 15th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Luxembourg (up from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Luxembourger Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Charly Gaul ranks 17 out of 1,613. Before him are Felice Gimondi, Lance Armstrong, Hugo Koblet, Joop Zoetemelk, Henri Cornet, and Rik Van Looy. After him are Roger De Vlaeminck, Marco Pantani, Luis Ocaña, Alfredo Binda, Sante Gaiardoni, and Tom Simpson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Charly Gaul ranks 109. Before him are Antonio Tejero, Rodion Shchedrin, Paolo Villaggio, Wolf Vostell, Amrish Puri, and Joseph Zen. After him are Stuart Hall, Aharon Appelfeld, Dieter Rams, Dušan Makavejev, Margit Korondi, and Iskandar of Johor. Among people deceased in 2005, Charly Gaul ranks 68. Before him are Robert Moog, John Garang, Henry Taube, Maurice Trintignant, Narriman Sadek, and Amrish Puri. After him are Dana Elcar, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Ba Jin, Richard Pryor, Yao Wenyuan, and Will Eisner.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Charly Gaul ranks 16 out of 95. Before him are Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), Gaston Thorn (1928), Hugo Gernsback (1884), Joseph Bech (1887), Edward Steichen (1879), and Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894). After him are Louis Pilot (1940), Nicolas Frantz (1899), Baldwin of Luxembourg (1285), Hermann von François (1856), Josy Barthel (1927), and Xavier Bettel (1973).

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Among CYCLISTS In Luxembourg

Among cyclists born in Luxembourg, Charly Gaul ranks 1. After him are Nicolas Frantz (1899), Johny Schleck (1942), Andy Schleck (1985), Fränk Schleck (1980), Kim Kirchen (1978), Bob Jungels (1992), Jempy Drucker (1986), Christine Majerus (1987), Laurent Didier (1984), Alex Kirsch (1992), and Ben Gastauer (1987).

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