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Romain Maes

1912 - 1983

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Romain 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 29,802 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Romain Maes is the 82nd most popular cyclist (down from 60th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 382nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Romain Maes ranks 82 out of 1,214. Before him are Jean Aerts, Ercole Baldini, Julio Jiménez, Marcel Kint, Henry Hansen, and August von Gödrich. After him are Alexander Vinokourov, Attilio Pavesi, Mario Cipollini, Hippolyte Aucouturier, Costante Girardengo, and Carlo Galetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Romain Maes ranks 196. Before him are John Templeton, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi, Campanal I, Kulyash Baiseitova, Connie Sawyer, and Ernst Lehner. After him are Herluf Bidstrup, Lightnin' Hopkins, Enoch Powell, Vlastimil Kopecký, Maksim Tank, and Sonny Boy Williamson II. Among people deceased in 1983, Romain Maes ranks 137. Before him are Semyon Ignatyev, Edward Lawry Norton, Arvīds Pelše, Mykola Bazhan, John Bodkin Adams, and Higinio Morínigo. After him are Mary Renault, Christophe Soglo, Alan Cunningham, Larysa Hienijuš, Erich Juskowiak, and Émile Veinante.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Romain Maes ranks 475 out of 1,019. Before him are René Vandereycken (1953), George Albert Boulenger (1858), Arnold Badjou (1909), Marcel Kint (1914), Georges Berger (1918), and Jean Duvieusart (1900). After him are Christl Cranz (1914), Peter Jan Beckx (1795), Jean Stas (1813), Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Julien Ries (1920), and Jijé (1914).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Romain Maes ranks 22. Before him are Léon Scieur (1888), Herman Van Springel (1943), Briek Schotte (1919), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Jean Aerts (1907), and Marcel Kint (1914). After him are Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Edward Van Dijck (1918), Georges Ronsse (1906), Ferdinand Bracke (1939), Johan Museeuw (1965), and Guido Reybrouck (1941).

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