Lucien Buysse

Buysse at the Tour de France 1926

Lucien Buysse (born September 11, 1892 in Wontergem ; † January 3, 1980 ibid) was a Belgian cyclist .

Life

Lucien Buysse began his professional career in 1914, but gave up on his first participation in the Tour de France that year. After the First World War he resumed his career. In 1923 he reached the finish line in the Tour de France for the first time and finished eighth. From 1924 he joined the Italian automotive team. He helped their star Ottavio Bottecchia with his two victories in 1924 and 1925, whereby Buysse presented himself very successfully with a third place in 1924 and a second place in 1925.

The Tour de France 1926 was the longest tour in history with 5745 kilometers in 17 stages. Lucien Buysse, assisted by his brothers Jules and Michel, took the lead during a storm in the Pyrenees while Bottecchia gave up. At the finish in Paris, Buysse had a lead of one hour, 2 minutes and 25 seconds over Nicolas Frantz from Luxembourg .

Lucien Buysse won a total of 5 stages in the Tour: one in 1923, two in 1925 and two in 1926.

successes

Victory of the Tour de France 1926
2nd place at Liège – Bastogne – Liège (1920)
3rd place at Paris – Roubaix (1920)
4th place at the Giro d'Italia (1921)

Classifications in the Tour de France

1914 : abandoned
1919 : abandoned
1923 : 8th place
1924 : 3rd place
1925 : 2nd place (2 stage wins)
1926 : 1st place (2 stage wins)
1929 : abandoned
1930 : abandoned

Web links

Palmarès - List of achievements and placements
Lucien Buysse in the Tour de France database(French / English )

personal data
SURNAME	Buysse, Lucien
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 11, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wontergem
DATE OF DEATH	January 3, 1980
Place of death	Deinze