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Romain Maes

1912 - 1983

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Romanus Maes (pronounced [ʁɔ.mɛ̃ maːs]; 10 August 1912 – 22 February 1983) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1935 Tour de France after wearing the yellow jersey of leadership from beginning to end. Maes was the 13th child in his family. He started racing when he was 17. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Romain Maes has received more than 31,942 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Romain Maes is the 74th most popular cyclist (up from 82nd in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 474th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Romain Maes ranks 74 out of 1,613. Before him are Luigi Ganna, Maurice Peeters, Jan Ullrich, Hennie Kuiper, Paolo Pedretti, and Leandro Faggin. After him are Sylvère Maes, Pino Cerami, José Manuel Fuente, Renato Longo, Ercole Baldini, and Henry Hansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Romain Maes ranks 179. Before him are Campanal I, Ioannis Alevras, Pál Kovács, Palle Huld, Alexey Sudayev, and Rashid Nezhmetdinov. After him are José Iraragorri, István Örkény, Teddy Wilson, Moses Finley, Wilfrid Sellars, and Karl Deutsch. Among people deceased in 1983, Romain Maes ranks 123. Before him are Fritz Machlup, Alan Cunningham, Paolo Pedretti, John Williams, Michel Micombero, and Corrie ten Boom. After him are Gabrielle Roy, Cathy Berberian, José Iraragorri, Musine Kokalari, Herman Kahn, and Norman Holter.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Romain Maes ranks 476 out of 1,190. Before him are Arno (1949), Gerard de Lairesse (1640), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Joseph Lebeau (1794), Joseph Mermans (1922), and Giaches de Wert (1535). After him are David Vinckboons (1576), Sylvère Maes (1909), Benoît Poelvoorde (1964), Jacob de Gheyn II (1565), Johan Leysen (1950), and Erwin Vandenbergh (1959).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Romain Maes ranks 20. Before him are Herman Van Springel (1943), Walter Godefroot (1943), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Stan Ockers (1920), Maurice De Waele (1896), and Maurice Peeters (1882). After him are Sylvère Maes (1909), Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Jean Aerts (1907), Michel Pollentier (1951), Marcel Kint (1914), and Ferdinand Bracke (1939).

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