Gerard Debaets
Belgian cyclist
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Gerard Debaets (17 April 1898[1][2][3] – 27 April 1959) was a Belgian racing cyclist.[4] He won the Tour of Flanders in 1924 and 1927 and the Belgian national road race title in 1925.[5] He also specialized in track cycling, winning a total of 18 six-day events, including six times the most prestigious Six Days of New York.[6] Debaets was a resident of Fair Lawn and North Haledon, New Jersey, where he died in 1959 of a heart attack.[7][8]
Born17 April 1898
Heule, Belgium
Heule, Belgium
Died27 April 1959 (aged 60)
North Haledon, New Jersey, United States
North Haledon, New Jersey, United States
RoleRider
1924Labor-Dunlop
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1898 Heule, Belgium |
| Died | 27 April 1959 (aged 60) North Haledon, New Jersey, United States |
| Team information | |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1924 | Labor-Dunlop |
| 1925 | Individual |
| 1926 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
| 1927 | Opel-ZR III / JB Louvet-Wolber |
| 1928 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
| 1929-40 | Individual |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
Track Championships
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Major results
Road
- 1923
- 1st Tour of Flanders independents
- 1924
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st París-Arrás Tour
- 1st Overall Critérium des Aiglons
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 2nd Paris–Brussels
- 2nd Jemeppe–Bastogne–Jemeppe
- 4th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 8th Scheldeprijs
- 10th Paris–Roubaix
- 1925
- 1st
Road race, National Interclubs Championships - 1st Paris–Brussels
- 2nd Bordeaux–Paris
- 3rd Sclessin–Houffalize–Sclessin
- 4th Giro della Provincia di Milano
- 5th GP Wolber
- 6th Paris–Roubaix
- 1926
- 1st Brussels–Paris
- 8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1927
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 2nd Hannover–Bremen–Hannover
- 3rd Sclessin–Houffalize–Sclessin
- 1928
- 2nd Criterium des As
Track
- 1924
- 1st
United States National Track Championships Derny - 1925
- 1st Six Days of New York-2 (with Alfons Goossens)
- 1927
- 1st Six Days of Detroit (with Anthony Beckman)
- 1928
- 1st Six Days of New York-1 (with Franco Giorgetti)
- 1st Six Days of Chicago-1 (with Anthony Beckman)
- 3rd Six Days of Chicago-3 (with George Dempsey)
- 1929
- 1st Six Days of New York-2 (with Franco Giorgetti)
- 1st Six Days of New York-3 (with Franco Giorgetti)
- 1930
- 1st Six Days of New York-1 (with Gaetano Belloni)
- 1st Six Days of Chicago-1 (with Anthony Beckman)
- 1931
- 3rd Six Days of New York-2 (with Franco Giorgetti)
- 3rd Six Days of Chicago-2 (with Franco Giorgetti)
- 1932
- 3rd Six Days of Chicago-2 (with Alfred Letourneur)
- 3rd Six Days of Philadelphia-2 (with Alfred Letourneur)
- 1933
- 1st Six Days of Chicago-1 (with Alfred Letourneur)
- 1934
- 1st Six Days of New York-2 (with Alfred Letourneur)
- 1st Six Days of Chicago-2 (with Alfred Letourneur)
- 1st Six Days of Buffalo-2 (with Alfred Letourneur)
- 1st Six Days of Philadelphia (with Alfred Letourneur)
- 1st Six Days of Montreal (with Alfred Letourneur)
- 1st Six Days of Toronto-1 (with Alfred Letourneur)
- 1935
- 2nd Six Days of New York-1 (with Ewald Wissel)
- 1936
- 3rd Six Days of New York-2 (with Alvaro Giorgetti)
- 1937
- 3rd Six Days of Buffalo-2 (with Tino Reboli)
- 1938
- 3rd Six Days of Chicago-1 (with Tino Reboli)
- 3rd Six Days of Chicago-2 (with Tino Reboli)
- 3rd Six Days of Chicago-3 (with Marcel Guimbretiere)
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