Raymond Impanis
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 19 October 1925 |
Died | 31 December 2010 | (aged 85)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1947–1951 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
1952–1953 | Garin-Wolber |
1954 | Mercier-Hutchinson |
1955–1959 | Elvé-Peugeot |
1960–1962 | Faema |
1963 | Peugeot-BP |
Major wins | |
Tour de France, 3 stages Gent–Wevelgem (1952, 1953) Tour of Flanders (1954) Paris–Roubaix (1954) Paris–Nice (1954, 1960) La Flèche Wallonne (1957) |
Raymond Impanis (19 October 1925 – 31 December 2010) was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris–Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem and three stages in Tour de France. He has been made an honorary citizen of the town of Kampenhout.
Impanis died on 31 December 2010, aged 85, following a long illness.[1]
Major results
- 1947
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 19
- 6th place overall classification
- Berg-Housse-Berg
- 1948
- Kampenhout — Charleroi — Kampenhout
- Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen Ichtegem
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 9 and 10
- 10th place overall classification
- 1949
- Berg-Housse-Berg
- Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1950
- Steenokkerzeel
- Weekend Ardennais
- Berg-Housse-Berg
- Tour de France:
- 8th place overall classification
- 1951
- Dwars door Vlaanderen
- Kortenberg
- 1952
- Ronde van Haspengouw
- Gent–Wevelgem
- 1953
- Gent–Wevelgem
- 1955
- Boortmeerbeek
- Hanret
- Huy
- La Hulpe
- 1956
- Namur
- Vuelta a España:
- 3rd place overall classification
- 1957
- La Flèche Wallonne
- GP Stan Ockers
- Jadotville
- Knokke
- Giro d'Italia:
- 7th place overall classification
- 1958
- Braine-le-Comte
- 1959
- Londerzeel
- 1960
- Paris–Nice
References
- ^ "Raymond Impanis dies aged 85". Velonation.com. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
External links
- Raymond Impanis at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Raymond Impanis