René Vandenberghe Explained

René Vandenberghe
Birth Date:5 March 1887
Birth Place:Pittem, Belgium
Death Place:Roeselare, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1909
Proyears2:1910
Proteam2:Individual
Proyears3:1911
Proyears4:1912–1913
Proteam4:Thomann
Proyears5:1913
Proyears6:1914
Proteam6:JB Louvet–Continental
Proyears7:1914
Proteam7:Liberator
Proyears8:1921
Proteam8:Individual

René Vandenberghe (5 March 1887 – 3 July 1958) was a Belgian road cyclist. Professional from 1909 to 1921, he won the Tour of Belgium in 1911. He also rode in the Tour de France four times, with his best result being 12th in 1912. That year, he also finished 2nd in two stages and 3rd in two stages of the race.[1]

Major results

1908
  • 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    1909
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour of Belgium
  • 4th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
    1910
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour of Belgium
  • 6th Paris–Roubaix
    1911
  • 1st Overall Tour of Belgium
  • 1st Stages 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7
  • 5th Paris–Roubaix
  • 9th Paris–Tours
    1912
  • 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Octave Lapize)
    1913
  • 3rd Bordeaux–Paris
  • 4th Paris–Tours
  • 6th Overall Tour of Belgium
  • 1st Stage 5
    1914
  • 10th Paris–Tours
    1915
  • 2nd Six Days of Brussels

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: René Vandenberghe . ProCyclingStats . 15 February 2021.