Félicien Vervaecke

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Félicien Vervaecke

Personal information
Full name	Félicien Vervaecke
Date of birth	March 11, 1907 (1907-03-11)
Date of death	October 31, 1986
Country	Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional team(s)
1930-1939	Alcyon/Labor
Major wins
Tour de France polka dot jersey (2x) Six stages in the Tour de France
Infobox last updated on:
26 June 2007

Félicien Vervaecke (Dadizele, 11 March 1907 - Brussels, 31 October 1986) was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1930-1939. In the Tour de France he showed good results, finishing three times on the podium (second once, third twice). In 1935 and 1937 he won the mountain classification, and overall he won 6 stages. In the 1936 Tour de France, Vervaecke was on his way to the second place, but bad luck prevented him. First his bicycle broke, and he had to convince a spectator to borrow his bicycle. Then he suffered a flat tire, and Tour director Jacques Goddet forced him to wait on the reserve material car. While waiting for that car, competitor Antonin Magne passed him. When he got his new tire, he raced back to Magne, and only finished 18 seconds behind him. But he still finished 3th place, as he received 10 minutes penalty because his wife had given him drinks during the race, which was not allowed.^[1] In the 1937 Tour de France, Vervaecke won the mountain classification despite not finishing the race, something that is no longer allowed in the rules. After his cycling career, Vervaecke started a bicycle shop in Brussels. He was the first manager of Eddy Merckx.

His older brother Julien Vervaecke was also a successful cyclist, finishing 3rd place in the 1927 Tour de France.

[edit] Major results

[edit] Notes

1. ^ 'De angst voor de Pyreneeën' - www.tourdefrance.nl [Tour Legendes]

[edit] External links

• Official Tour de France palmares
• Palmares (Dutch)
• Palmares of Félicien Vervaecke (French)

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