Maurice Meersman Explained

Maurice Meersman
Birth Date:17 February 1922
Birth Place:Wakken, Belgium
Death Place:Tielt, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider

Maurice Meersman (17 February 1922  - 13 December 2008) was a Belgian racing cyclist.[1] He rode in the 1948 Tour de France.[2]

The race Memoriaal Maurice Meersman is named in his honor.[3]

Major results

1947
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
  • 8th Omloop Het Volk
    1948
  • 8th Omloop Het Volk
    1949
  • 5th Overall Ronde van Nederland
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    1950
  • 2nd Omloop Het Volk

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Maurice Meersman . ProCyclingStats . 20 November 2024.
    2. Web site: 35ème Tour de France 1948. Memoire du cyclisme. French. 7 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301034216/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1948.php. 1 March 2012.
    3. Web site: Memoriaal Maurice Meersman . battistrada.com . 20 November 2024.