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Maurice De Waele

1896 - 1952

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Maurice De Waele (pronounced [mʌuˈriz də ˈʋaːlə]; 27 December 1896 – 14 February 1952) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. De Waele placed second in the 1927 Tour, an hour and fifty eight minutes behind Nicolas Frantz, and third in 1928, again won by Frantz. However, he is most famous for winning the 1929 Tour de France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice De Waele has received more than 27,651 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice De Waele is the 48th most popular cyclist (up from 56th in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 375th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Maurice De Waele ranks 48 out of 1,214. Before him are Odile Defraye, Josef Fischer, Stan Ockers, Aristidis Konstantinidis, Lucien Buysse, and Roger Walkowiak. After him are Francesco Moser, Walter Godefroot, Léon Scieur, Gastone Nencini, Fiorenzo Magni, and André Leducq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Maurice De Waele ranks 124. Before him are Máté Zalka, Jessie Royce Landis, Ramón Franco, Na Hye-sok, Teinosuke Kinugasa, and Józef Czapski. After him are Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov, Aimo Lahti, Jacques Duclos, Eduardo Lonardi, Hubert Lanz, and Dodie Smith. Among people deceased in 1952, Maurice De Waele ranks 80. Before him are Johan Nygaardsvold, Takenoshin Nakai, Matrona Nikonova, Carlo Sforza, Juan Yagüe, and Max Dehn. After him are Franz John, Antonia Maury, Harold Innis, Edward S. Curtis, Krystyna Skarbek, and Mauno Pekkala.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Maurice De Waele ranks 374 out of 1,019. Before him are Pierre François Verhulst (1804), Paul Vanden Boeynants (1919), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Jaco Van Dormael (1957), and Lucien Buysse (1892). After him are Guido Gezelle (1830), Joseph Jongen (1873), Andrei Kozyrev (1951), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Richilde, Countess of Hainaut (1100), and Brian Molko (1972).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Maurice De Waele ranks 14. Before him are Firmin Lambot (1886), Sylvère Maes (1909), Freddy Maertens (1952), Odile Defraye (1888), Stan Ockers (1920), and Lucien Buysse (1892). After him are Walter Godefroot (1943), Léon Scieur (1888), Herman Van Springel (1943), Briek Schotte (1919), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), and Jean Aerts (1907).

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