Paul Deman , according to other sources Polydore (Pol) Deman (born April 25, 1889 in Rekkem , † July 31, 1961 in Outrijve ) was a Belgian cyclist .
Paul Deman was a professional athlete from 1909 to 1924 . His greatest successes were victories at two cycling monuments : in 1913 he won the first edition of the Tour of Flanders and in 1920 Paris – Roubaix .
As early as 1909, Deman, still an amateur , had won the Tour of Belgium and took third place at Liège – Bastogne – Liège . As a professional, he won in 1914 the 592-kilometer Bordeaux – Paris and 1923 Paris – Tours . He started four times in the Tour de France , in 1911 he finished 13th in the overall standings and in 1913 14th place.
During the First World War , Deman worked as a courier for the Belgian military, hiding secret messages in his gold tooth and bringing them to the neutral Netherlands by bicycle . Shortly before the end of the war, he was arrested by the Germans and sentenced to death, but freed by the Americans. Because he was a Flemish , they initially thought he was a German and wanted to shoot him. Only after a few weeks was he finally released. He was later awarded the French Croix de guerre and several Belgian medals. After the end of his active cycling career, he settled down as a bicycle maker.
Individual evidence
↑ including Paul Deman: Flanders the bijna bull in de dodencel. In: nieuwsblad.be. March 28, 2013, accessed February 9, 2020 (Dutch).
↑ including Wielerjournalistiek diep gaat. In: standaard.be. February 9, 2020, accessed February 9, 2020 (Dutch).
^ Secret agent man. In: cyclingart.blogspot.com. January 16, 2008, accessed February 9, 2020 .
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1896 Josef Fischer | 1897, 1898 Maurice Garin | 1899 Albert Champion | 1900 Émile Bouhours | 1901, 1902 Lucien Lesna | 1903, 1904 Hippolyte Aucouturier | 1905 Louis Trousselier | 1906 Henri Cornet | 1907 Georges Passerieu | 1908 Cyrille Van Hauwaert | 1909, 1910, 1911 Octave Lapize | 1912, 1914 Charles Crupelandt | 1913 François Faber | 1915–1918 not held | 1919, 1921 Henri Pélissier | 1920 Paul Deman | 1922 Albert Dejonghe | 1923 Heiri Suter | 1924 Jules Vanhevel | 1925 Félix Sellier | 1926 Julien Delbecque | 1927 Georges Ronsse | 1928 André Leducq | 1929 Charles Meunier | 1930 Julien Vervaecke | 1931, 1934, 1935 Gaston Rebry | 1932 Romain Gijssels | 1933 Sylvère Maes | 1936 Georges Speicher | 1937 Jules Rossi | 1938 Lucien Storme | 1939 Émile Masson junior | 1940–1942 not held | 1943 Marcel Kint | 1944 Maurice Desimpelaere | 1945 Paul Maye | 1946, 1947 Georges Claes | 1948, 1952 Rik Van Steenbergen | 1949 Serse Coppi - André Mahé | 1950 Fausto Coppi | 1951 Antonio Bevilacqua | 1953 Germain Derycke | 1954 Raymond Impanis | 1955 Jean Forestier | 1956 Louison Bobet | 1957 Fred De Bruyne | 1958 Leon Vandaele | 1959 Noël Foré | 1960 Pino Cerami | 1961, 1962, 1965 Rik Van Looy | 1963 Emile Daems | 1964 Peter Post | 1966 Felice Gimondi | 1967 Jan Janssen | 1968, 1970, 1973 Eddy Merckx | 1969 Walter Godefroot | 1971 Roger Rosiers | 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Roger De Vlaeminck | 1976 Marc Demeyer | 1978, 1979, 1980 Francesco Moser | 1981 Bernard Hinault | 1982 Jan Raas | 1983 Hennie Kuiper | 1984, 1986 Sean Kelly | 1985, 1991 Marc Madiot | 1987 Eric Vanderaerden | 1988 Dirk Demol | 1989 Jean-Marie Wampers | 1990 Eddy Planckaert | 1992, 1993 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle | 1994 Andrej Tschmil | 1995, 1998 Franco Ballerini | 1996, 2000, 2002 Johan Museeuw | 1997 Frédéric Guesdon | 1999 Andrea Tafi | 2001 Servais Knaven | 2003 Peter Van Petegem | 2004 Magnus Bäckstedt | 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012 Tom Boonen | 2006, 2010, 2013 Fabian Cancellara | 2007 Stuart O'Grady | 2011 Johan Vansummeren | 2014 Niki Terpstra | 2015 John Degenkolb | 2016 Mathew Hayman | 2017 Greg Van Avermaet | 2018 Peter Sagan | 2019 Philippe Gilbert
1913 Paul Deman | 1914 Marcel Buysse | 1915–1918 not held | 1919 Henri Van Lerberghe | 1920 Jules Vanhevel | 1921 René Vermandel | 1922 Léon Devos | 1923 Heiri Suter | 1924, 1927 Gerard Debaets | 1925 Julien Delbecque | 1926 Denis Verschueren | 1928 Jan Mertens | 1929 Jef Dervaes | 1930 Frans Bonduel | 1931, 1932 Romain Gijssels | 1933 Alfons Schepers | 1934 Gaston Rebry | 1935 Louis Duerloo | 1936 Louis Hardequest | 1937 Michel D'Hooghe | 1938 Edgard De Caluwé | 1939 Karel Kaers | 1940, 1941, 1943 Achiel Buysse | 1942, 1948 Briek Schotte | 1944, 1946 Rik Van Steenbergen | 1945 Sylvain Grysolle | 1947 Emiel Faingnaert | 1949, 1950, 1951 Fiorenzo Magni | 1952 Roger Decock | 1953 Wim van Est | 1954 Raymond Impanis | 1955 Louison Bobet | 1956 Jean Forestier | 1957 Fred De Bruyne | 1958 Germain Derycke | 1959, 1962 Rik Van Looy | 1960 Arthur De Cabooter | 1961 Tom Simpson | 1963 Noël Foré | 1964 Rudi Altig | 1965 Jo de Roo | 1966 Edward Sels | 1967 Dino Zandegù | 1968, 1978 Walter Godefroot | 1969, 1975 Eddy Merckx | 1970, 1972, 1973 Eric Leman | 1971 Evert Dolman | 1974 Cees Bal | 1976 Walter Planckaert | 1977 Roger De Vlaeminck | 1979, 1983 Jan Raas | 1980 Michel Pollentier | 1981 Hennie Kuiper | 1982 René Maertens | 1984 Johan Lammerts | 1985 Eric Vanderaerden | 1986 Adrie van der Poel | 1987 Claude Criquielion | 1988 Eddy Planckaert | 1989, 1991 Edwig Van Hooydonck | 1990 Moreno Argentin | 1992 Jacky Durand | 1993, 1995, 1998 Johan Museeuw | 1994 Gianni Bugno | 1996 Michele Bartoli | 1997 Rolf Sørensen | 1999, 2003 Peter Van Petegem | 2000 Andrej Tschmil | 2001 Gianluca Bortolami | 2002 Andrea Tafi | 2004 Steffen Wesemann | 2005, 2006, 2012 Tom Boonen | 2007 Alessandro Ballan | 2008, 2009 Stijn Devolder | 2010, 2013, 2014 Fabian Cancellara | 2011 Nick Nuyens | 2015 Alexander Kristoff | 2016 Peter Sagan | 2017 Philippe Gilbert | 2018 Niki Terpstra | 2019 Alberto Bettiol
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