Leon Vandaele Explained

Leon Vandaele
Fullname:Leon Vandaele
Birth Date:1933 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Ruddervoorde, Belgium
Death Place:Oostkamp, Belgium
Discipline:Road, track
Role:Rider
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

Paris–Roubaix (1958)

Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (1954, 1961)

Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (1956, 1957, 1958)

Paris–Brussels (1957)

Brussels–Ingooigem (1958)

Gent–Wevelgem (1959)

Leon Vandaele (24 February 1933 in Ruddervoorde – 30 April 2000 in Oostkamp) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His biggest victory was the 1958 Paris–Roubaix.[1]

Major results

Source:[2] [3]

Road

1952
  • 1st
  • 1st
    1953
  • 1st
  • 1st Omloop Gemeente Melle
    1954
  • 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 5th Gent–Wevelgem
    1956
  • 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
  • 1st Omloop van het Houtland
  • 3rd Tour of Flanders
    1957
  • 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
  • 1st Overall Driedaagse van Antwerpen
  • 1st stage 1
  • 1st Paris–Brussels
  • 1st Brussels–Ingooigem
  • 1st Milano–Mantova
  • 1st
  • 1st
  • 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 3rd Paris–Roubaix
  • 3rd Omloop Het Volk
  • 7th Road race, UCI World Championships
    1958
  • 1st Paris–Roubaix
  • 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
  • 1st
  • 1st Omloop van de Fruitstreek
  • 1st Vlaamse Pijl
  • 2nd Brussels–Ingooigem
  • 9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
  • 1st stage 3 (TTT), 6 & 7
  • 10th Milan–San Remo
    1959
  • 1st Gent–Wevelgem
  • 1st Omloop van het Houtland
  • 1st stage 1 Tour of Luxembourg
  • 1st stage 3 Paris–Nice
  • 2nd Elfstedenronde
  • 3rd Milan–San Remo
  • 5th Omloop Het Volk
  • 8th Paris–Roubaix
    1960
  • 1st Tielt–Antwerpen–Tielt
  • 1st Omloop van het Houtland
  • 1st De Panne
  • 6th Gent–Wevelgem
    1961
  • 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 1st stage 2 Tour of Luxembourg
  • 1st Nokere Koerse
  • 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
    1962
  • 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
    1963
  • 1st Ronde Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 3rd Elfstedenronde
  • 3rd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman
    1964
  • 1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs
  • 1st Elfstedenronde
  • 1st Omloop der drie Provinciën
  • 2nd Nokere Koerse
  • 2nd National Road Championships - Interclubs road race

    Track

    1955
  • Belgian National Track Championships
  • 2nd Omnium
  • 2nd Madison (with Josef De Beuckelaer)
  • 3rd Six Days of Paris (with Emiel Severeyns and Paul De Paepe)
    1956
  • 3rd Six Days of Paris (with Lucien Acou and Arsène Ryckaert)
    1957
  • 3rd Six Days of Paris (with Willy Vannitsen and Alfred De Bruyne)

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 56th Paris – Roubaix, 1958 . 29 April 2015 . bikeraceinfo.
    2. Web site: Palmarès de Léon Van Daele (Bel) . 31 December 2021 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
    3. Web site: 28 November 2023 . Leon van Daele . FirstCycling.com . en.

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