- Gustaaf Deloor
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Gustaaf Deloor
fullname = Gustaaf Deloor
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dateofbirth = birth date|1913|06|24
dateofdeath = death date and age|2002|01|28|1913|06|24
country = BEL
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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majorwins = Vuelta a España (1935, 1936)
updated =June 20 ,2008 Gustaaf Deloor (b.
De Klinge ,June 24 ,1913 – d.Mechelen ,January 28 ,2002 ) was a Belgian road racing cyclist and the winner of the first two editions of theVuelta a España in 1935 and 1936. The 1936 edition remains the longest winning finish time of the Vuelta in 150:07:54, the race consisted of 22 stages with a total length of 4,407 km. Gustaaf finished first and his older brother Alfons finished second overall.Biography
Deloor was professional from 1932 until 1939 when
World War II caused the end of his career. Deloor was serving in the Belgium army atFort Eben-Emael nearMaastricht but when the German army invaded the fort onMay 10 1940 , Deloor together with some 1,200 Belgians were taken prisoner. InStalag II-B or theprisoner-of-war camp II-B, Deloor was able to work in the kitchen due to a German officier that was interested in sports. When Deloor returned from the war, he came back to a plundered house and decided to start a new life in theUnited States of America in 1949. After ten years in New York he moved to Los Angeles. He lost his first wife in 1966 but remarried. In 1980, Deloor returned to Belgium. [cite web|url=http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=8685|title=Gustaaf Deloor|publisher=de wielersite|accessdate=2007-12-15]Major Results
;1935:Vuelta a España::: winner overall classification::Wearing leader's jersey for 12 days::Winner stages 3, 11 and 14;1936:Vuelta a España::: winner overall classification::Wearing leader's jersey for 20 days::Winner stages 2, 4 and 6;1937: 16th, Overall, Tour de France:: 1st, Stage 6: 2nd,
Liège-Bastogne-Liège External links
*cyclingwebsite|8685
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/2841.html Official Tour de France results for Gustaaf Deloor]References
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