Joseph Somers (cyclist) explained
| Joseph Somers |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Wommelgem, Belgium |
| Death Place: | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1936–1938 |
| Proyears2: | 1939–1942 |
| Proyears3: | 1944 |
| Proteam3: | Trialoux |
| Proyears4: | 1945 |
| Proteam4: | Rochet–Dunlop |
| Proyears5: | 1946 |
| Proteam5: | Cilo |
| Proyears6: | 1947–1950 |
| Proteam6: | Rochet–Dunlop |
Joseph Somers (29 May 1917 – 25 May 1966) was a Belgian professional road cyclist. Professional from 1936 to 1950, he notably won Bordeaux–Paris in 1937 and 1947, the Grand Prix des Nations in 1943 and the Tour of Belgium in 1939.[1]
Major results
- 1935
2nd Schaal Sels
- 1936
1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Ouest
2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 1937
1st Bordeaux–Paris
1st Stage 4 (ITT) Tour of Belgium
3rd Paris–Rennes
9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1938
1st Stage 4a (ITT) Tour of Belgium
- 1939
1st Overall Tour of Belgium
1st Stages 4a (ITT), 4b & 5
1st Stages 6 & 7 Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1941
1st De Drie Zustersteden
9th Tour of Flanders
- 1942
3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 1943
1st Grand Prix des Nations
1st Grand Prix de Momignies
1st GP de Belgique
2nd Critérium des As
3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1944
1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1945
5th Overall Tour of Belgium
5th A Travers Lausanne
- 1946
2nd Bordeaux–Paris
4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
10th La Flèche Wallonne
- 1947
1st Bordeaux–Paris
- 1950
3rd Bordeaux–ParisNotes and References
- Web site: Joseph Somers . ProCyclingStats . 8 November 2021.
