Gustave Danneels Explained

Gustave Danneels
Full Name:Gustave Danneels
Birth Date:1913 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Loos-en-Gohelle, France
Death Place:Knokke, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:Paris–Tours (1934, 1936, 1937)
Show-Medals:yes

Gustave Danneels (Loos-en-Gohelle, France, 6 September 1913  - Knokke, 13 April 1976) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is known for bronze medals in the 1934 and the 1935 UCI Road World Championships and his victories in Paris–Tours. When winning the 1936 edition of Paris-Tours Danneels was awarded the Ruban Jaune for recording the fastest time in a professional race.

Major results

1931
  • U17 Road Race Champion
    1933
  • Independent Road Race Champion
    1934
  • Paris–Tours
  • GP d'Europe
  • World Road Race Championship
    1935
  • Road Race Champion
  • Winner Stage 2, Tour of Belgium
  • World Road Race Championship
    1936
  • Paris–Tours
  • Winner stages 3 and 6 Paris–Nice
    1937
  • Paris–Tours
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 11B[1]
    1938
  • Winner stages 4 & 5, Tour du Sud-Ouest

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    Notes and References

    1. Stage 11B was a team time trial, and won by the Belgian team. Danneels was the first Belgian to cross the line, so by the regulations of that time, the victory was officially credited to his name