Jean Rossius
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Jean Rossius |
| Born | 27 December 1890 Soumagne, Belgium |
| Died | 2 May 1966 (aged 75) |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 5 stages Tour de France Belgian National Road Race Champion | |
Jean Rossius (27 December 1890, Cerexhe-Heuseux, Soumagne – 2 May 1966) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won five stages in total in the Tour de France. In the 1914 Tour de France he finished in fourth place in the overall classification, his best finishing.
Major results[edit]
- 1914
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 2 and 9
- Leading general classification for 4 days (joint with Philippe Thys)
- 1919
- Liège-Malmedy-Liège
Belgian National Road Race Championships- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 1[1]
- 1920
- Retinne-Spa-Retinne
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 7 and 15
- 1922
- Paris-Saint-Étienne
References[edit]
- ^ Rossius was the winner of the first stage, but received a 30 minute penalty for helping Philippe Thys illegally, therefore he was not leading the general classification after stage one.
External links[edit]
- Jean Rossius at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Jean Rossius
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