Marcel Buysse ( Wontergem, 11 November 1889-

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, 3 October 1939) was a

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. After finishing fourth in the 1912 Tour de France, Buysse led the general classification for two days until a broken handlebar cost him dearly. Despite winning six stages in the

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, he could only finish in 3rd place, 3 hours, 30 minutes and 55 seconds behind Philippe Thys. He finished third in the 1919 Giro d'Italia. Marcel was the brother of Jules Buysse and Tour de France-winner

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, and the father of cyclists

Norbert Buysse Norbert is a Germanic given name, from ''nord'' "north" and '' berht'' "bright". Norbert is also occasionally found as a surname. People with the given name Academia * Norbert Angermann (born 1936), German historian * Norbert A’Campo (born 194 ...

and Albert Buysse.

Major results

;1910 : Moorslede ;1912 :

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...

: ::4th place overall classification ;1913 :

: ::3rd place overall classification ::Winner stages 4, 7, 11, 12, 14 and 15 : Stage 3 Ronde van België ;1914 : Stage 1 Ronde van België :

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;1919 : Giro d'Italia: ::3rd place overall classification ;1920 : Six Days of Brussels (with

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) ;1921 : Paris — Dinant : Arlon — Oostende ;1922 :

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(with Oscar Egg)

References

External links

* Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners 1889 births 1939 deaths People from Deinze Cyclists from East Flanders 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-stub