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Historic Overview Georges Ronsse

Rider

Overall Rank324
NameGeorges RONSSE
Country
  Belgium
Date of birth04-Mar-1906 - Antwerpen (Antwerpen)
Date of death04-Jul-1969 - Berchem (Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest)
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Biography

Georges Ronsse

Georges Ronsse (4 March 1906, Antwerp - 4 July 1969, Berchem) was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who raced between 1926 and 1938.

In addition to his several national and world championships, Ronsse won several of the classic races in road cycling including the 1925 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the 1927 Paris–Roubaix, and the 1927, 1929 and 1930 editions of the now-defunct Bordeaux–Paris. He won his first world championship title in 1928 in Budapest with a lead of 19 minutes and 43 seconds over second-placed finisher Herbert Nebe, the largest winning margin in road world championship history.

In 1932, Ronsse capped off his career with a Stage 4 win at the 1932 Tour de France. After retiring from competition he served as manager of the Belgian national team at the Tour.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

World Championships Road Race 1928, 1929
Paris - Roubaix 1927
Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1925
Bordeaux - Paris 1927, 1929, 1930
Paris - Bruxelles 1928
Grand Prix Wolber 1930
Scheldeprijs - Schoten 1927
Antwerpen - Brussel - Antwerpen 1930
Schelde en Maasprijs 1931
Omloop van Noord-België 1927
Tour de France - stages 1932 (1)
Tour de Belgique - stages 1933 (2)
Circuit du Midi - stages 1930 (1)
More results

Seasons

Georges Ronsse - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1924 Individual 13 644
2. 1925 Individual 589 46
3. 1926 Automoto - Hutchinson 296 93
4. 1927 Automoto 1681 9
5. 1928 Automoto 1434 11
6. 1929 Automoto 1870 7
7. 1930 La Française - Diamant - Dunlop 1779 10
8. 1931 La Française - Dunlop 561 62
9. 1932 La Française - Dunlop 1774 8
10. 1933 La Française - Dunlop 194 167
11. 1935 Génial Lucifer - Hutchinson 0 1282
12. 1937 G. Ronsse Cycles 0 1101
Overall: 10191 324