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Charly Gaul

1932 - 2005

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Charly Gaul (8 December 1932 – 6 December 2005) was a Luxembourgish professional cyclist. He was a national cyclo-cross champion, an accomplished time triallist and superb climber. His ability earned him the nickname of Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France, which he won with four stage victories. He also won the Giro d'Italia in 1956 and 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charly Gaul is the 23rd most popular cyclist (down from 17th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Luxembourger Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Charly Gaul ranks 23 out of 1,613. Before him are Alfredo Binda, Luis Ocaña, Henri Cornet, Frederick Keeping, François Faber, and Philippe Thys. After him are Rik Van Steenbergen, Louis Trousselier, Nicolas Frantz, Rudolph Lewis, Lucien Van Impe, and René Pottier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Charly Gaul ranks 131. Before him are Dieter Rams, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, Rodion Shchedrin, Fernando Arrabal, Iskandar of Johor, and Dušan Makavejev. After him are Margarita Xhepa, Félix Malloum, Dhirubhai Ambani, Branko Lustig, Nancy Kassebaum, and Paul Virilio. Among people deceased in 2005, Charly Gaul ranks 81. Before him are Dana Elcar, Julio César Turbay Ayala, Will Eisner, Álvaro Cunhal, Yao Wenyuan, and Shirley Chisholm. After him are Zhang Chunqiao, Richard Pryor, Ghena Dimitrova, Simone Simon, Amrish Puri, and Andre Gunder Frank.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Charly Gaul ranks 18 out of 95. Before him are Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), Hugo Gernsback (1884), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Joseph Bech (1887), Edward Steichen (1879), and Jean-Claude Hollerich (1958). After him are Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927), Nicolas Frantz (1899), Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (1722), Hermann von François (1856), Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1981), and Princess Alix of Luxembourg (1929).

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Among CYCLISTS In Luxembourg

Among cyclists born in Luxembourg, Charly Gaul ranks 1. After him are Nicolas Frantz (1899), Johny Schleck (1942), Andy Schleck (1985), Fränk Schleck (1980), Kim Kirchen (1978), Bob Jungels (1992), Jempy Drucker (1986), Laurent Didier (1984), Christine Majerus (1987), Ben Gastauer (1987), and Alex Kirsch (1992).

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