René Mertens (3 March 1922 – 9 April 2014) was a Belgian

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. He rode in the

1948 Tour de France The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 25 July 1948. It consisted of 21 stages over . The race was won by Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who had also won the Tour de France in 1938. Bartal ...

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* 1922 births 2014 deaths Belgian male cyclists People from Arendonk Cyclists from Antwerp Province 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub