Jean Rossius Explained

Jean Rossius
Full Name:Jean Rossius
Birth Date:1890 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Soumagne, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:5 stages Tour de France
Belgian National Road Race Champion

Jean Rossius (27 December 1890, Cerexhe-Heuseux, Soumagne  - 2 May 1966) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won five stages in total in the Tour de France. In the 1914 Tour de France he finished in fourth place in the overall classification, his best finishing.

Major results

1914
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stages 2 and 9
  • Leading general classification for 4 days (joint with Philippe Thys)
    1919
  • Liège-Malmedy-Liège
  • Belgian National Road Race Championships
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 1[1]
    1920
  • Retinne-Spa-Retinne
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stages 7 and 15
    1922
  • Paris-Saint-Étienne

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    Notes and References

    1. Rossius was the winner of the first stage, but received a 30 minute penalty for helping Philippe Thys illegally, therefore he was not leading the general classification after stage one.

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