Gaston Rebry (29 January 1905 – 3 July 1953) was a Belgian former champion
road racing cyclist
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between 1928 and 1935.
In 1934, Rebry became the third of nine riders to win the
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
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and
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
in the same year; he also won
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
that year. Rebry won Paris–Roubaix three times. He also won four stages of the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
.
His son,
Gaston Rebry (1933–2007), was also a road-racing cyclist in the 1950s but moved to Canada in 1954 to become a landscape painter. He died on 5 January 2007.
Major results
;1926
: 3rd,
Paris–Roubaix
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;1928
: 12th, Overall,
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 1st, Stage 3, (
Cherbourg
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Dinan
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)
;1929
: 10th, Overall,
Tour de France
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:: yellow jersey as leader of the
general classification after stage 8
:: 1st, Stage 14, (
Nice
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)
;1931
: 1st,
Paris–Roubaix
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: 4th, Overall,
Tour de France
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:: 1st, Stage 23, (Charleville -
Malo les Bains, 271 km)
;1932
: 20th, Overall,
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 1st, Stage 19, (
Charleville - Malo les Bains, 271 km)
;1933
: 14th, Overall,
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
;1934
: 1st,
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
: 1st,
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
: 1st,
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
;1935
: 1st,
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
External links
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Official Tour de France results
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1905 births
1953 deaths
Belgian male cyclists
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists from West Flanders
People from Ledegem
20th-century Belgian sportsmen