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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 122,086 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Charly Gaul is the 15th most popular cyclist (down from 14th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Luxembourg and the most popular Luxembourger Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Charly Gaul ranks 15 out of 1,214Before him are Tom Simpson, Rik Van Looy, Felice Gimondi, Miguel Induráin, Alfredo Binda, and François Faber. After him are Roger De Vlaeminck, Henri Cornet, Joop Zoetemelk, Federico Bahamontes, Rik Van Steenbergen, and Philippe Thys.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Charly Gaul ranks 113Before him are Christy Brown, Paul Virilio, Delphine Seyrig, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Dudley R. Herschbach, and Amrish Puri. After him are Spyros Kyprianou, Manuel Puig, Harry Gregg, Meir Kahane, Renato Martino, and Ieng Thirith. Among people deceased in 2005, Charly Gaul ranks 76Before him are Jef Raskin, Narriman Sadek, Maurice Trintignant, Vincent Schiavelli, Melita Norwood, and Amrish Puri. After him are Augusto Roa Bastos, Álvaro Cunhal, John Garang, Erich Topp, Richard Pryor, and Cicely Saunders.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Charly Gaul ranks 17 out of 79Before him are Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), Gaston Thorn (1928), Hugo Gernsback (1884), Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Edward Steichen (1879), and Joseph Bech (1887). After him are Nicolas Frantz (1899), Josy Barthel (1927), Hermann von François (1856), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Xavier Bettel (1973), and Michel Théato (1878).

Among CYCLISTS In Luxembourg

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