Lucien Storme (18 June 1916 – 10 April 1945) was a Belgian 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 com ...

. He won the 1938 Paris–Roubaix. In December 1942, he was taken prisoner by the Germans for smuggling. In 1945, at the end of the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, he was accidentally shot by the Americans.

Major results

;1938 :

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' ...

;1939 :

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 ...

: ::Winner stage 6A ;1940 :Kortrijk

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Lucien Storme
1916 births 1945 deaths Cyclists from West Flanders Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners Accidental deaths in Germany Deaths by firearm in Germany Belgian civilians killed in World War II People from Heuvelland Firearm accident victims 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1910s-stub