Jacques Majerus (28 March 1916 – 18 January 1972) was a Luxembourgish

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. He competed in the

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and team road race events at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He was the brother of racing cyclist

Jean Majerus Jean Majerus (6February 191416June 1983) was a professional Luxembourgish cyclist from 1936 to 1947. Jean had a younger brother, Jacques Majerus, who was also a successful cyclist. Majerus was educated in Rumelange and then Esch-sur-Alzette, w ...

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* 1916 births 1972 deaths Luxembourgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Luxembourg Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics People from Wiltz {{Luxembourg-cycling-bio-stub