Edgard De Caluwé Explained

Edgard de Caluwé
Birth Date:1 July 1913
Birth Place:Denderwindeke
Death Place:Geraardsbergen
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1934-1938
Proteam1:Dilecta-Wolber
Proyears2:1938
Proteam2:Diamant
Proyears3:1938
Proteam3:Allegro
Proyears4:1939-1946
Proteam4:Dilecta-Wolber
Proyears5:1947
Proteam5:Bertin-Wolber

Edgard De Caluwé (1 July 1913 in Denderwindeke – 16 May 1985 in Geraardsbergen) was a Belgian cyclist.

He had twenty victories as a professional from 1933 to 1947. He won the Paris-Brussels and Bordeaux-Paris in 1935. He finished second in the Tour of Flanders in 1936 and won it in 1938. He had already won the Tour of Flanders in 1933, but as an independent.

His career was interrupted by World War II. He also won some victories after the war, but his best years were before it.

He also participated in the Tour de France twice, without much success.

The Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé in Ninove has been named after him.

Major results

Source:[1]

1935

Paris-Brussels

Bordeaux-Paris

1937

7th of Paris–Roubaix

1938

Tour of Flanders

1945

Ninove

Results in the Tour de France

DNF

DNF

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edgard De Caluwé . 23 May 2014.