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The great names of Walloon cycling
The Walloon region was one of the cradles of competition cycling (the Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the oldest of the classics) and has made a strong contribution to the richness of Belgian cycling since the end of the 19th century.
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 Léon Houa (1867-1918). One of the pioneers of Belgian cycling. Champion of Belgium in 1894, he won the first Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Firmin Lambot (1886-1964). Winner of the Tour de France in 1919 and 1922.
Léon Scieur (1888-1969). Winner of the Tour de France in 1921 and the Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1920.
Émile Masson senior. (1888-1973). Winner of the Tour de Belgique in 1919 and 1923 and the Bordeaux-Paris in 1923.
Louis Mottiat (1889-1972). Winner of the Bordeaux-Paris in 1913, the Paris-Brest-Paris in 1921, the Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1921 and 1922, the Paris-Tours in 1924 and the Tour de Belgique in 1914 and 1920.
Fèlix Sellier (1893-1695). Champion of Belgium in 1923 and 1926, winner of the Paris-Bruxelles in 1922, 1923 and 1924, the Tour de Belgique in 1924 and the Paris-Roubaix in 1925.
Émile Joly (1904-1980). Winner of the Tour de Belgique in 1930, the Circuit de Paris in 1930, the Paris-Limoges in 1931 and the Circuit de l'Ouest in 1932.
Éloi Meulenberg (1912-1969). World Champion and winner of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1937.
François Neuville (1912-1986). Winner of the Tour de Belgique in 1938 and the Circuit de France in 1942.
Émile Masson junior (born in 1915). Winner of the Flèche Wallonne in 1938, the Paris-Roubaix in 1939 and the Bordeaux-Paris in 1946. Champion of Belgium in 1946 and 1947.
Alex Close (born in 1921). Winner of the Tour de Belgique in 1955 and the Dauphiné Libéré in 1956.
Pino Cerami (born in 1922). Winner of the Tour de Belgique in 1957, the Paris-Roubaix and the Flèche Wallonne in 1960.
Jean Brankart (born in 1930). Second place in the Tour de France in 1955. Winner of the Midi Libre in 1959.
Joseph Bruyère (born in 1948). Winner of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1976 and 1978.
Claude Criquielion (born in 1953). World Champion in 1984. Winner of the Flèche Wallonne in 1985, the Tour des Flandres in 1987 and 1989 and the Midi Libre in 1986 and 1988.
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (born in 1955). Winner of the Grand Prix des Nations in 1980, the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque in 1980 and 1985 and the Grand Prix d'Automne in 1982.
Franck Vandenbroucke (born in 1974). Winner of the Paris-Bruxelles in 1995, the Paris-Nice in 1998 and the Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1999.
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Province of Namur |
Province of Hainaut |
François Adam
Georges Lemaire
Hubert Deltour
François Neuville
Émile Masson fils
Marcel Dupont
Jean Brankart
Joseph Bruyère
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Firmin Lambot
Léon Scieur
Émile Masson père
Félix Sellier
Alex Close
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It is interesting to note that the two Walloon winners of the Tour de France came from the same town: Florennes.
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Louis Mottiat
Adelin Benoit
Charles Meunier
Omer Taverne
Émile Joly
Léon Louyet
Éloi Meulenberg
Albert Dubuisson
Pino Cerami
Léon Jomaux
Willy Monty
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke
Claude Criquielion
Franck Vendenbroucke
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[ Claude Criquielion ]
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