Jules Vanhevel (10 March 1895 in

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– 21 July 1969 in

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) was a Belgian

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. He was a professional from 1919 to 1936.

Biography

In the literature, his name is often misspelled as "Jules Van Hevel. The cyclist Jules A. Vanhevel should not be confused with Jules K. Vanhevel, the last miller of the East Mill at

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, a relative Jules Vanhevel his first racing bike was a Bercley.

Record as beginner

;1913 * 1st "The First Step" at

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* 1st

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- Gent Harelbeke- * 1st

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Record as independent

;1914 * 1st Coast of Circulation * 3rd Grand Prix

* 1st Grand Prix

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* 1st Evergem- Oostende Evergem- * 1st Grand Prix Franco-Belge

Record in the war / in military service

Jules Vanhevel served as a cyclist in the 1st Artillery Regiment and later in the trench mortars Van Doren of the 1st Army Division. He was injured and was sent to England ill. ;1917 * Molinari Cup 1st Stamford Bridge ;1918 * Molinari Cup 1st Stamford Bridge * 1st

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;1919 * 1st Grand Prix

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Record as a professional

;1919 * 3rd

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* ''(interruption cycling career in the Army in Germany))'' * (Statement) Tour of Battlefields Strasbourg-Luxembourg-Brussels-Amiens (2nd in the 1st round, 2nd round and 5th in the list in the 3rd round) * 3rd

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(2nd in the 1st round, 3rd in the 3rd round, 2nd in the 4th and 6th in the 5th round trip) * ''(discharge from military service)'' : 1st Jersey yellow flanders

Championship of Flanders * 1st Circuit

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-Ambacht * 1st Ichtegem ;1920 * 1st National Road Race Championships * 1st

* 5th

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* 4th

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- * (abandon)

(1st in the 1st round, 10th in the 2nd round and declared in the 3rd round by accident) : 1st Jersey yellow flanders

Championship of Flanders * 3rd

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(with Henri Van Lerberghe) ;1921 Team Bianchi Dunlop * 1st National Road Race Championships * 2nd

* 3rd

(6th in the 1st round, 1st in the 2nd round, 2nd in the 3rd round, 3rd in the 4th round, 2nd in the 5th round) * 2nd Grand Prix

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* (abandon) Tour of Italy 5th in the 2nd round) * 4th

(by Marcel Buyze) ;1922 * 1st Tour of West Flanders * 8th Six Days of Paris (by Marcel Buyze) ;1923 Team Cycles M.Buysse-Colonial * 4th

* 1st Circuit Nieuwpoort * 1st De Drie Zustersteden

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* 2nd Schaal Sels * 1st

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- Den Haag * 1st Balgerhoeke * 1st Grand Prix Brasschaat * 1st Critérium des As * 5th Belgian National Road Race Championships for elite * 1st Six Days of Brussels, (with Cesar Debaets) * 9th Six Days of Paris (with Cesar Debaets) * 11th Six Days of Ghent (by Marcel Buyze) ;1924 Team Wonder-Russel * 1st

* 1st Circuit

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* 1st Critérium des As * 5th

* 3rd

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* 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Lucien Buysse) ;1925 Team Wonder * 3rd

* 3rd Giro della Provincia Milano (with Gerard Debaets) (2nd test on the slopes, on his Australian 2nd, 4th on the road) * 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Cesar Debaets) ;1926 Team Ravat-Wonder-Dunlop and team Opel=Pollack * 1st Circuit du Littoral * 2nd

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* 2nd Circuit

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* 2nd Circuit

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* 3rd Tour of

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* 3rd Championship of Germany * 11th Circuit of Paris * 27th

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* 3rd Six Days of Berlin (with Emile Aerts) * 4th Six Days of Brussels (with Denis Verschueren) ;1927 Team Opel ZR-IIIZR-III''
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* 1st

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* 2nd Tour

* 2nd Around

* 2nd

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Rundfahrt * 1st

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;1928 * 1st Jersey red

(1st in the 1st round, 2nd in the 2nd round, 2nd and 3rd in the 3rd round in 4th ride) * 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten * 2nd Sachsen-Tour * 3rd Six Days of Leipzig (with Oskar Tietz) * 4th Six Days of Brussels (by

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) * 6th

* (abandon) World ( "But? ... It happened at Km. 80. Ronsse was in the lead. Van Hevel at his wheel. Before them, a harnessing of oxen. One of the animals and turn away again with -tail. Ronsse the lead, running alongside a rake ment. He comes over. Jules follows. At 'the moment he passes, the tail stutters — read carefully, dear reader — from the ox to the brake handle on the handlebar, with the result that Van Hevel as mercilessly as the substance is suddenly thrown. He was hurt, hands and legs, and the whole body.") ;1929 * 3rd Six Days of Dortmund (with Rene Vermandel) ;1930 * 1st

;1931 * 1st Avelgem * 8th UCI World Championships Road Race * 2nd Six Days of Brussels (with Piet Van Kempen) * 9th Six Days of Berlin (with Jean Van Buggenhout) ;1932 * 1st Niel * 4th Six Days of Brussels (with Leopold Haegelsteen) ;1933 * 6th Six Days of Brussels (with Gustaaf Van Slembrouck) ;1936 * 6th Six Days of Brussels (with Kees Pellenaars)

Museum

In the ancient hostelry 'De Engel' at Ichtegem, of the family Maeckelbergh, one can admire a unique collection of Jules Vanhevel. Robert Maeckelbergh was the caretaker of Jules Vanhevel and married his sister Lea.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanhevel, Jules 1895 births 1969 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Koekelare Cyclists from West Flanders Belgian track cyclists