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Maurice De Waele (; 27 December 1896 – 14 February 1952) was a Belgian professional 
De Waele was sponsored by the French bicycle company,
Overall Le Havre-Rouen-Le Havre
:: 1st Stage 2
: 1st Arlon-Oostende
: 2nd 
Overall Circuit des villes d'eaux d'Auvergne (fr)
:: 1st Stage 1
: 1st 
Overall Grand Prix Alceida
:: 1st Stage 1
: 1st Stage 2
road bicycle racer
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.
De Waele placed second in the 1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...
Tour, an hour and fifty eight minutes behind Nicolas Frantz
Nikolas Frantz (; 4 November 1899 – 8 November 1985) was a Luxembourgish bicycle racer with 60 professional racing victories over his 12-year career (1923 to 1934). He rode for the Thomann team in 1923 and then for Alcyon- Dunlop from 1924 to ...
, and third in 1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...
, again won by Frantz. However, he is most famous for winning the 1929 Tour de France
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. He led the Tour until stage seven when two punctures on the way to Bordeaux
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cost him the yellow jersey to no less than three other riders on the same time in the general classification, Frantz, Andre Leducq and Victor Fontan
Victor Fontan (born Pau, France, 18 June 1892, died Saint-Vincent 2 January 1982) was a French cyclist who led the 1929 Tour de France but dropped out after knocking at doors at night to ask for another bicycle. His plight led to a change of r ...
. Fontan was the sole leader of the race when a broken bike led to his retirement, leaving De Waele in the lead, seventy five seconds ahead of Frantz. However, punctures to De Waele gave the lead to his nearest rival until he too suffered the same problem. With Frantz out of the running for the title, sickness in Grenoble
Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...
nearly cost him too but with help from his teammates, he was led to victory.
After winning the 1929 Tour, the organiser, Henri Desgrange
Henri Desgrange (; 31 January 1865 – 16 August 1940) was a French cycle sport, bicycle racer and Sports journalism, sports journalist. He set twelve world track cycling records, including the hour record of on 11 May 1893. He was the first o ...
despaired so much of the trickery that he thought had let such a minor rider succeed that he abandoned commercially sponsored teams and ran the Tour for national teams for two decades. Desgrange had until then insisted that while riders could compete in the name of their sponsors, cooperation or tactics between those riders was not allowed. They were to consider everyone their rival and ride against them whether they had the same sponsor or not.
De Waele was sponsored by the French bicycle company, Alcyon
The Alcyon was a French bicycle, automobile and motorcycle manufacturer between 1903 and 1954.
Origins
Alcyon originated from about 1890 when Edmond Gentil started the manufacture of bicycles in Neuilly, Seine. In 1902, this was complemented ...
, whose ability to employ many of the leading riders gave it a dominant place in the sport. Clashes between Alcyon and Desgrange were frequent and came to a head when De Waele won the Tour with the illegal help of other Alcyon riders even though he was ill.
"My Tour has been won by a corpse," Desgrange complained and from the following year denied entries to commercial teams and accepted national teams instead.
De Waele finished 5th in 1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
. Other notable wins include the 1928 and 1929 Tour of the Basque Country
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.
Career achievements
Independent
;1921 : 1st OverallTour of Belgium
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Independents
;1922
: 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships National governing bodies hold National Cyclo-cross Championships on an annual basis. The winner is crowned national cyclo-cross champion and wears the national cycling jersey for his/her nation in races in the same category as it was won in. This ...
: 1st Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Mondorf
: 1st Bruxelles-Liège (fr)
: 2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships
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Independents
: 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
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It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
Independents
:: 1st Stage 3
: 2nd De Drie Zustersteden
De Drie Zustersteden was a one-day road cycling race held annually around Dendermonde and Willebroek, Belgium between 1919 and 2012. It was held as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle raci ...
: 3rd Grand Prix François Faber
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Wor ...
Professional
;1923 : 1st Overall Le Havre-Rouen-Le Havre
:: 1st Stage 2
: 1st Arlon-Oostende
: 2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships
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: 2nd Paris–Brussels
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History
Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
: 2nd Scheldeprijs
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: 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships National governing bodies hold National Cyclo-cross Championships on an annual basis. The winner is crowned national cyclo-cross champion and wears the national cycling jersey for his/her nation in races in the same category as it was won in. This ...
: 4th Overall Tour of Belgium
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It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
: 5th De Drie Zustersteden
De Drie Zustersteden was a one-day road cycling race held annually around Dendermonde and Willebroek, Belgium between 1919 and 2012. It was held as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle raci ...
;1924
: 1st Overall Circuit des villes d'eaux d'Auvergne (fr)
:: 1st Stage 1
: 1st Overall Grand Prix Alceida
:: 1st Stage 1
: 1st Stage 2 Tour of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium (; ) 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. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
: 2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships National governing bodies hold National Cyclo-cross Championships on an annual basis. The winner is crowned national cyclo-cross champion and wears the national cycling jersey for his/her nation in races in the same category as it was won in. This ...
: 2nd De Drie Zustersteden
De Drie Zustersteden was a one-day road cycling race held annually around Dendermonde and Willebroek, Belgium between 1919 and 2012. It was held as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle raci ...
:3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
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Belgium, officially the Kingdom ...
: 6th Liège-Bastogne-Liège
: 6th Paris–Brussels
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
:7th Paris–Roubaix
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: 8th Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
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;1925
:1st Kampioenschap van Oost-Vlaanderen
:1st Balgerhoeke
:2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
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It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
:2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
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Belgium, officially the Kingdom ...
:3rd Circuit du Massif Central
:6th Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
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:7th Paris–Roubaix
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;1926
: 1st Paris-Menin (fr)
: 1st Circuit Vosges-Alsace
: 1st Saint-Brieuc-Brest-Saint-Brieuc
: 1st Grand Prix Alceida
: 2nd Paris-Saint-Étienne (fr)
:3rd Paris-Longwy (fr)
:5th Scheldeprijs
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: 6th Paris–Brussels
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
;1927
: Tour de France
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:: 2nd Overall, @ + 1h 48' 21"
:: 1st, Stage 2 (Dieppe
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Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England ...
- Le Havre
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), 103km
:: 1st, Stage 13 (Perpignan
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- Marseille
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), 360km
: 1st Paris-Menin (fr)
:3rd Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
:3rd Paris–Brussels
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
;1928
: Tour de France
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:: 3rd Overall, @ + 56' 16"
:: 1st, Stage 8 (Bordeaux
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- Hendaye
Hendaye (; Basque: ''Hendaia'',HENDAIA
Charleville - Malo-les-Bains), 271km : 1st
Overall 
Overall, 5254km in 186h 39' 16" (28.319km/h)
:: 1st, Stage 20 (Charleville - Malo-les-Bains), 270km
: 1st Overall Overall
Charleville - Malo-les-Bains), 271km : 1st
Overall Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'') is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is ...
:: 1st Stage 2
: 2nd Bordeaux–Paris
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: 6th Paris–Brussels
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
;1929
: 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 ...
:: 1st Overall, 5254km in 186h 39' 16" (28.319km/h)
:: 1st, Stage 20 (Charleville - Malo-les-Bains), 270km
: 1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'') is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is ...
:: 1st Stage 3
: 2nd Paris–Brussels
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
: 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium (; ) 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. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
: 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (Championship of Flanders) or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp (part-municipality of Ardooie), West Flanders, Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom ...
:7th Paris–Tours
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;1930
:4th Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
:6th 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' ...
;1931
: 1st Overall Tour of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium (; ) 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. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
: 1st Lebbeke
: 5th Overall Tour de France
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: 9th Road race, UCI World Championships
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Grand Tour results timeline
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Waele, Maurice Belgian male cyclists Tour de France winners Belgian Tour de France stage winners 1896 births 1952 deaths Cyclists from East Flanders People from Lievegem Belgian cyclo-cross champions