Edward Sels
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Edward Sels |
| Nickname | Ward |
| Born | 27 August 1941 Vorselaar, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Sprinter |
| Infobox last updated on 30 June 2008 |
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Edward Sels (born 27 August 1941 at Vorselaar, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1963 to 1972, winning 35 races. He was road champion of Belgium in 1961 (Military) and 1964. He won seven stages in the Tour de France and one in the Giro d'Italia. He wore the yellow jersey for two days in the 1964 Tour de France. His sister, Rosa Sels, was a cyclist too.
[edit] Palmarès
- 1962
- Ronde van Vlaanderen, U23
- Sint-Lenaerts
- 1963
- Antoing
- Bruxelles - Liège for independents (semi-professionals)
- Hoogstraten
- Machelen
- Sint-Lenaerts
- 1964
- Auvelais
- Braine-le-Comte
- Dendermonde
- Herentals
- Heusden O-Vlaanderen
Belgium National road championship- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 1, 11, 14 and 19
- Wearing yellow jersey for two days
- Oostrozebeke
- Opwijk
- Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stage 1A
- Waregem
- 1965
- Ath
- Eeklo
- Issoire
- Lebbeke
- Lokeren
- Londerzeel
- Mol
- Paris–Brussels
- Saint-Claud
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 7
- Westerlo
- Zwevegem
- 1966
- Aalst
- Bankprijs
- Herentals
- Laarne
- Libramont
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 6 and 22A
- Mol
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- Rumbeke
- Schaal Sels
- Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe (BEL)
- Stabroek
- 1967
- Antwerpse pijl
- Breendonk
- Circuit des Frontières
- Essen
- Garancières-en-Beauce
- GP Kanton Aargau Gippingen
- Kalmthout
- Ronde van Limburg
- Stekene
- Tessenderlo
- Westerlo
- 1968
- Auvelais
- Herne
- Honselersdijk
- Schaal Sels
- Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
- Sint-Katelijne-Waver
- Sint-Niklaas
- 1969
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stage 6
- 1970
- Knokke
[edit] External links
- Palmarès d'Edward Sels
- Edward Sels profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Edward Sels
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