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Georges Ronsse

1906 - 1969

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Georges Ronsse (4 March 1906 – 4 July 1969) was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who raced between 1926 and 1938. In addition to his several national and world championships, Ronsse won several of the classic races in road cycling including the 1925 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the 1927 Paris–Roubaix, and the 1927, 1929 and 1930 editions of the now-defunct Bordeaux–Paris. He won his first world championship title in 1928 in Budapest with a lead of 19 minutes and 43 seconds over second-placed finisher Herbert Nebe, the largest winning margin in road world championship history. In 1932, Ronsse capped off his career with a Stage 4 win at the 1932 Tour de France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Ronsse is the 125th most popular cyclist (down from 122nd in 2019), the 557th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 567th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Georges Ronsse ranks 125 out of 1,613. Before him are Jean-Pierre Monseré, Robert Charpentier, Guido Reybrouck, Jean Aerts, Fabian Cancellara, and Bernardo Ruiz. After him are Learco Guerra, Pedro Delgado, Ferdinand Bracke, Knut Knudsen, Edward Van Dijck, and Carlos Sastre.

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Among people born in 1906, Georges Ronsse ranks 246. Before him are Joseph Höffner, Óscar Domínguez, Lou Costello, Alexander Rou, Boris Kaufman, and Steve Anderson. After him are Kathleen Kenyon, Herbert Wehner, Madeleine Carroll, Luo Ruiqing, Alexander Moyzes, and Tamara Khanum. Among people deceased in 1969, Georges Ronsse ranks 147. Before him are Saverio Ragno, René Guillot, Henri Decoin, Ernst Deutsch, William Gilmore, and Leopold von Wiese. After him are Leonardo Cilaurren, Bill Ivy, Filipp Oktyabrsky, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Paul Chambers, and Norman Manley.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Georges Ronsse ranks 557 out of 1,190. Before him are Pieter Boel (1622), Jean Aerts (1907), Jacques d'Arthois (1613), Kim Clijsters (1983), Émilie Dequenne (1981), and Jean Bourgain (1954). After him are Walter Meeuws (1951), Tony Parker (1982), Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545), Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968), Arno (1949), and Nelly Landry (1916).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Georges Ronsse ranks 27. Before him are Marcel Kint (1914), Germain Derycke (1929), André Noyelle (1931), Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Guido Reybrouck (1941), and Jean Aerts (1907). After him are Ferdinand Bracke (1939), Edward Van Dijck (1918), Michel Pollentier (1951), Claude Criquielion (1957), Maurice Peeters (1882), and Johan Museeuw (1965).

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