Romain Maes
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Full name | Romain Maes |
Date of birth | August 18, 1913 |
Date of death | February 22, 1983 (aged 69) |
Country | Belgium |
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Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
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1935 Tour de France | |
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May 24, 2008 |
Romain Maes (18 August 1913 in Zerkegem– 22 February 1983 in Groot-Bijgaarden) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1935 Tour de France. He also won Paris-Roubaix, but quite bizarrely, this victory wasn't given to him by mistake.[citation needed]
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Preceded by Antonin Magne |
Winner of the Tour de France 1935 |
Succeeded by Sylvère Maes |