Jules Masselis (

Ledegem Ledegem (; vls, Legem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ledegem proper, and Sint-Eloois-Winkel. On January 1, 2006, Ledegem had a total population of 9,306. The total ar ...

, 19 November 1886 –

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, 29 July 1965) was a

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ...

professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

, who won two stages in the

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 ...

and was leading the general classification for two nonconsecutive days.

Major results

;1908 :Deinze :Omloop van het Houtland ;1909 : Paris-Sedan : Paris-Liège ;1910 :

Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Be ...

, including 2 stages ;1911 :

:: Winner stage 2 :: Leading classification for one day ;1912 : Paris-Menin ;1913 :

:: Winner stage 2 :: Leading classification for one day ;1926 :Moorslede

External links

* Belgian male cyclists 1886 births 1965 deaths Belgian Tour de France stage winners People from Ledegem Sportspeople from West Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-bio-stub