Marcel Buysse Explained
Marcel Buysse |
Fullname: | Marcel Buysse |
Birth Date: | 1889 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Wontergem, Belgium |
Death Place: | Ghent, Belgium |
Discipline: | Road/Track |
Role: | Rider |
Majorwins: | Tour of Flanders 6 Tour de France stages Six Days of Ghent |
Marcel Buysse (Wontergem, 11 November 1889- Ghent, 3 October 1939) was a Belgian racing cyclist.
After finishing fourth in the 1912 Tour de France, Buysse led the general classification for two days[1] until a broken handlebar cost him dearly. Despite winning six stages in the 1913 Tour de France, he could only finish in 3rd place, 3 hours, 30 minutes and 55 seconds behind Philippe Thys.[2]
He finished third in the 1919 Giro d'Italia.
Marcel was the brother of Jules Buysse and Tour de France-winner Lucien Buysse, and the father of cyclists Norbert Buysse and Albert Buysse.
Major results
- 1910
Moorslede
- 1912
Tour de France
4th place overall classification
- 1913
Tour de France
3rd place overall classification
Winner stages 4, 7, 11, 12, 14 and 15
Stage 3 Ronde van België
- 1914
Stage 1 Ronde van België
Tour of Flanders
- 1919
Giro d'Italia
3rd place overall classification
- 1920
Six Days of Brussels (with Alfons Spiessens)
- 1921
Paris — Dinant
Arlon — Oostende
- 1922
Six Days of Ghent (with Oscar Egg)Notes and References
- Web site: Eugène Christophe, Ste. Marie de Campan and the forge. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080521072827/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/veloarchive/races/tour/1913.htm. 21 May 2008. dmy-all.
- Web site: Past results for Marcel Buysse. ASO/letour.fr. 16 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070808021150/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/2779.html. 8 August 2007. dead. dmy-all.