Marcel Maes (19 December 1944 in

Deurle Deurle is part of the municipality of Sint-Martens-Latem located in the Flemish part of Belgium. Deurle is a picturesque small village near the borders of the river Lys and was added to Sint-Martens-Latem in 1977. Many well-known Flemish artists ...

– 10 April 1997 in

Wondelgem Wondelgem used to be a village in East Flanders, Belgium. It is now part of the city of Ghent. History In the 9th century the Carolingian emperors owned a large estate in Wondelgem. Ghent has a total population of about 230,000, of which about 12, ...

) was a Belgian cyclist. He won the

Peace Race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Závod míru, sk, Preteky mieru, russian: Велогонка Мира (), pl, Wyścig Pokoju , french: Course de la Paix, it, Corsa della Pace, ro, Cursa Păcii) was an annual multiple stage bicyc ...

in 1967. This was Maes's only professional victory. He rode in the

1968 Tour de France The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 27 June and 21 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . Eleven national teams of 10 riders competed, with three French te ...

, finishing in 49th place.

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1944 births 1997 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from East Flanders People from Sint-Martens-Latem 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1940s-stub