Joseph Verhelst
Joseph Verhelst (born November 27, 1932 in Kuurne , Belgium ; † December 5, 2014 ) is a former Belgian cyclist .
As an amateur , he won the Karlovy Vary - Dresden stage of the International Peace Tour in 1955 . Immediately after his stage victory, he named a lion cub from the Dresden Zoo with the name Joseph. He was a professional from 1955 to 1957.
He started his career with the Spanish team Faema - Guerra and moved to the Libertas - Huret team (Belgium) in the same year .
With the Belgian team Faema - Guerra he ended his cycling career the following year.
Palmarès
| year | success | run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 2. | 1st stage | Peace ride |
| 3. | 9th stage | ||
| 1954 | winner | 7th stage | Mexico tour |
| 1955 | 2. | 2nd stage | Peace ride |
| winner | 5th stage | ||
| 2. | 7th stage | ||
| winner | 13th stage | ||
| winner | 5th stage | Belgium tour | |
| 3. | 8th stage | ||
| winner | 1st stage | Ronde van West-Vlaanderen | |
| winner | 3rd stage part b | ||
| winner | 4th stage | ||
| winner | Overall rating | ||
| 1956 | ... | ||
| 1957 | 3. | 5th stage | Ronde van West-Vlaanderen |
| 3. | 2nd stage | Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | |
Web links
Commons : Joseph Verhelst - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Joseph Verhelst in the database of Radsportseiten.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Organization office of the XVI. Friedensfahrt (Ed.): XVI Course de la Paix . Berlin 1963, p. 13 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Verhelst, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kuurne , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 2014 |