Gustaaf Deloor
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gustaaf Deloor |
| Born | 24 June 1913 De Klinge, Belgium |
| Died | 28 January 2002 (aged 88) Mechelen, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1933 | Dilecta - Wolber |
| 1934 | De Dion - Bouton |
| 1934 | Catalunya Cycles |
| 1935—1937 | Colin - Wolber |
| 1938 | De Dion - Bouton |
| 1939 | Colin |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Gustaaf Deloor (24 June 1913 – 28 January 2002) was a Belgian road racing cyclist and the winner of the first two editions of the Vuelta a España in 1935 and 1936. The 1936 edition remains the longest winning finish time of the Vuelta in 150:07:54, the race consisted of 22 stages with a total length of 4,407 km. Gustaaf finished first and his older brother Alfons finished second overall.
Biography
Deloor was professional from 1932 until 1939 when World War II caused the end of his career. Deloor was serving in the Belgium army at Fort Eben-Emael near Maastricht but when the German army invaded the fort on 10 May 1940, Deloor together with some 1,200 Belgians were taken prisoner. In Stalag II-B or the prisoner-of-war camp II-B, Deloor was able to work in the kitchen due to a German officer that was interested in sports. When Deloor returned from the war, he came back to a plundered house and decided to start a new life in the United States of America in 1949. After ten years in New York he moved to Los Angeles. He worked as a mechanic until a client helped him get a new job that resulted in him working on the Apollo 11 project [1]. He lost his first wife in 1966 but remarried. In 1980, Deloor returned to Belgium.[2]
Major results
- 1935
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 3, 11 & 14
- 1936
- 1st Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 2, 4 & 6
- 1937
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de France
- 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
References
- ^ https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/vuelta-a-espana/2019/re-cycle-when-belgian-brothers-gustaaf-and-alfons-deloor-ruled-the-vuelta-a-espana_sto7453474/story.shtml
- ^ "Gustaaf Deloor". de wielersite. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
External links
- Gustaaf Deloor at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Gustaaf Deloor
