CYCLIST

Sylvère Maes

1909 - 1966

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Sylvère Maes (pronounced [sil.vɛːʁ maːs]; 27 August 1909 – 5 December 1966) was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sylvère Maes has received more than 43,674 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvère Maes is the 75th most popular cyclist (down from 40th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 345th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Sylvère Maes ranks 75 out of 1,613. Before him are Maurice Peeters, Jan Ullrich, Hennie Kuiper, Paolo Pedretti, Leandro Faggin, and Romain Maes. After him are Pino Cerami, José Manuel Fuente, Renato Longo, Ercole Baldini, Henry Hansen, and Julio Jiménez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Sylvère Maes ranks 185. Before him are Max Aub, Valentina Grizodubova, Riccardo Freda, Martin Lings, Gabrielle Roy, and Hans Erni. After him are Nikola Vaptsarov, Sattar Bahlulzade, Gordon Bunshaft, August Sabbe, Fritz Buchloh, and Léo Malet. Among people deceased in 1966, Sylvère Maes ranks 118. Before him are Hedda Hopper, Julie Manet, Joseph A. Walker, Albrecht Brandi, Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, and Gʻafur Gʻulom. After him are Ernest Burgess, Courtney Hodges, Jan Kiepura, Jan Brzechwa, Elizabeth Christ Trump, and Pierre Montet.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Sylvère Maes ranks 478 out of 1,190. Before him are Olivier Gendebien (1924), Joseph Lebeau (1794), Joseph Mermans (1922), Giaches de Wert (1535), Romain Maes (1912), and David Vinckboons (1576). After him are Benoît Poelvoorde (1964), Jacob de Gheyn II (1565), Johan Leysen (1950), Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Yolande Moreau (1953), and Adam van Noort (1562).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Sylvère Maes ranks 21. Before him are Walter Godefroot (1943), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Stan Ockers (1920), Maurice De Waele (1896), Maurice Peeters (1882), and Romain Maes (1912). After him are Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Jean Aerts (1907), Michel Pollentier (1951), Marcel Kint (1914), Ferdinand Bracke (1939), and Georges Ronsse (1906).

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