Historic Overview Cyrille van Hauwaert
Rider
| Overall Rank | 422 |
| Name | Cyrille VAN HAUWAERT |
| Country | Belgium |
| Date of birth | 16-Dec-1883 - Moorslede (West Vlaanderen) |
| Date of death | 15-Feb-1974 - Zellik (Brabant) |
Biography
Cyrille Van Hauwaert (Moorslede, 16 December 1883 – Zellik, 15 February 1974) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, known for winning classics as Bordeaux–Paris (1907 and 1909), Milan–San Remo and Paris–Roubaix (both 1908). He was the first Belgian cyclist to win a stage in the Tour de France in 1909, also leading the general classification for one day.
In 1908, prior to winning Milan–San Remo, Van Hauwaert had traveled by bike from Belgium to the start in Milan, by means of training.
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