Romain Gijssels
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| Full name | Romain Gijssels | ||
| Born | 10 March 1907 Belgium |
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| Died | 31 March 1978 (aged 71) | ||
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| 1930–1934 1935 1936 |
Dilecta Dilecta and JB Louvet Dilecta |
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| Infobox last updated on 11 June 2008 |
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Romain Gijssels (Denderwindeke, 10 March 1907 - Paris, 31 March 1978) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer between 1930 and 1936.
In 1932, Gijssels won both the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris–Roubaix in the same season, which (up to 2006) has only been accomplished by nine riders.
[edit] Major achievements
- 1931
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- Grand Prix Wolber
- 2nd, Bordeaux–Paris
- 3rd, Paris–Brussels
- 1932
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- Paris–Roubaix
- Bordeaux–Paris
- 1933
- Marseille-Lyon
- St Niklaas
- 2nd, Critérium des As
- 3rd, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 3rd, Bordeaux–Paris
- 1934
- Paris-Belfort
- 2nd, Paris–Tours
- 32nd, Tour de France
- 1935
- 3rd, Critérium des As
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| Preceded by Gaston Rebry |
Winner of Paris–Roubaix 1932 |
Succeeded by Sylvère Maes |
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