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Odile Defraye

1888 - 1965

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Odile Defraye (pronounced [ɔ.dil dɛ.fʁɛj]; Dutch: Odiel Defraeye; 14 July 1888 – 21 August 1965) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won three stages and the overall title of the 1912 Tour de France, which was the last tour decided by a points system instead of overall best time. He was the first Belgian to win the Tour and was only invited to join Alcyon's all-French team at a late stage for publicity purposes. In the 1913 Tour de France, Defraye held the overall lead after stages 2 through 5 before relinquishing the lead on the Tourmalet to Stage 6 and eventual winner Philippe Thys. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Odile Defraye has received more than 36,027 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Odile Defraye is the 37th most popular cyclist (up from 42nd in 2019), the 315th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 359th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Odile Defraye ranks 37 out of 1,613. Before him are Nicolas Frantz, François Faber, Louison Bobet, Patrick Sercu, Francisco Gabica, and Ottavio Bottecchia. After him are Louis Trousselier, Rudi Altig, Ferdinand Kübler, Roger Walkowiak, Firmin Lambot, and Carlo Galetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Odile Defraye ranks 95. Before him are Hans von Salmuth, Milan Stojadinović, Masaharu Homma, Paul Morand, S. S. Van Dine, and Francesco Baracca. After him are Richard Kohn, Roberto Assagioli, Paul Ramadier, Harilal Gandhi, Herms Niel, and Richard Courant. Among people deceased in 1965, Odile Defraye ranks 71. Before him are Leopold Figl, Kurt Goldstein, William Heard Kilpatrick, Ladislao Vajda, Corrado Gini, and Harry Porter. After him are Bertil Lindblad, George Adamski, Ellen Church, Lionel Terray, Roberto Cherro, and Tito Schipa.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Odile Defraye ranks 315 out of 1,190. Before him are Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), Guido Gezelle (1830), Hendrik Conscience (1812), Frans Francken the Younger (1581), and Henry of Ghent (1217). After him are Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), Marc Wilmots (1969), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), Jan Provoost (1465), Denis Calvaert (1540), and Maerten de Vos (1532).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Odile Defraye ranks 8. Before him are Rik Van Looy (1933), Roger De Vlaeminck (1947), Philippe Thys (1889), Lucien Van Impe (1946), Rik Van Steenbergen (1924), and Patrick Sercu (1944). After him are Firmin Lambot (1886), Léon Scieur (1888), Freddy Maertens (1952), Briek Schotte (1919), Lucien Buysse (1892), and Herman Van Springel (1943).

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