Felix Sellier

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Félix Sallier is upset after being hit by a car on the 1925 Tour de France.

Félix Sellier (born January 2, 1893 in Spy ; † April 16, 1965 in Gembloux ) was a Belgian cyclist .

In 1919 Félix Sellier won the Tour of Belgium in the Independent Class; in the same year he joined the professionals. In 1924 he won the Tour of Belgium again, this time in the professional class, and in 1925 Paris – Roubaix . Twice - in 1923 and 1926 - he was Belgian road racing champion. In 1923, the Belgian road championship was driven for the first time in eleven years as a point evaluation for several races; nine races were counted, which had been carefully balanced on Flanders and Wallonia after the last points championship in 1912 had been held exclusively in Wallonia. From 1922 to 1924 he won the Paris – Brussels race three times in a row . In 1927 he won the six days of Brussels with Henri Duray .

Sellier took part in the Tour de France seven times from 1920 to 1926 . In 1922 he was third, in 1925 ninth and in 1926 fifth in the overall standings.

After the end of his cycling career in 1928, Félix Sellier opened a café in Gembloux. His brother Fernand was also a racing driver, as was his son Victor, who was killed in World War II .

literature

  • Herman Laitem, Jozef Hamels: De Tricolore Trui. 1882-2007. 125 Jaar Belgian Campaign Schappen. Pinguin Productions et al., Balegem et al. 2008, ISBN 978-90-73322-21-9 , pp. 66f.

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personal data
SURNAME Sellier, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Spy
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 1965
Place of death Gembloux