Cyrille Van Hauwaert

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Cyrille Van Hauwaert (1908)

Cyrille Van Hauwaert (born December 16, 1883 in Moorslede , † February 15, 1974 in Zellik ) was a Belgian cyclist .

Cyrille Van Hauwaert, known as “Leeuw van Vlaanderen” (“Lion of Flanders”), was one of the early winners of road classics and was the first Belgian cycling idol. In 1907 and 1909 he won Bordeaux – Paris , 1908 Paris – Roubaix and Milan – Sanremo , each being the first Belgian. In 1909 he won the first stage of the Tour de France , led the general classification for one day - also as the first Belgian - and finished fifth in the general classification; in the same year he became Belgian road champion. In 1910 he was fourth in the overall ranking of the Tour de France . He started in six six- day races ; twice, in 1914 (with John Stol ) and 1915 (with Jozef Van Bever ), he won the six-day race in Brussels .

Van Hauwaert's racing success led to a cycling boom in Belgium. In 1911, Cyrille Van Hauwaert wrote his autobiography Mijne Loopbaan , which was also published in French that same year under the title Ma carrière . During the First World War he ended his active career, after the war he founded the bicycle factory "Cycles Van Hauwaert" in Ronse and held positions in the Belgian cycling association. Between 1922 and 1961, Van Hauwaert's company had its own team, with interruptions.

In his hometown Moorslede a street is named after Cyrille Van Hauwaert. In 1983, on the occasion of his 100th birthday, a memorial for him was unveiled opposite the municipal sports hall. In 1999 the book Cyrille Van Hauwaert was published. Pioneer van de Belgische wielersport , published by the " Nationaal Wielermuseum " in Roeselare .

Web links

Commons : Cyrille Van Hauwaert  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roger de Maertelaere: De Mannen van de night. 100 years of zesdaagsen. De Eecloonaar, Eeklo 2000, ISBN 90-74128-67-X , p. 255
  2. ↑ Radsportseiten.net
  3. ↑ Wielersportboeken.be ( Memento from November 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Van Hauwaert, Cyrille
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Moorslede
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1974
Place of death Zellik