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Sylvère Maes

1909 - 1966

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Sylvère Maes (pronounced [sil.vɛːʁ maːs]; 27 August 1909 – 5 December 1966) was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939. In 1937, Maes left the 1937 Tour de France together with his Belgian team while he was leading the general classification, in response to actions from French spectators and decisions from the jury. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvère Maes is the 48th most popular cyclist (up from 75th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 479th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Sylvère Maes ranks 48 out of 1,613. Before him are Louison Bobet, Rudi Altig, Henri Pélissier, André Leducq, Luigi Ganna, and Hugo Koblet. After him are Aristidis Konstantinidis, Georgios Koletis, Freddy Maertens, Roger Pingeon, Romain Maes, and Gastone Nencini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Sylvère Maes ranks 136. Before him are Dean Rusk, Milena Pavlović-Barili, Marie-Thérèse Walter, Hendrik Casimir, Kinuyo Tanaka, and Ben Webster. After him are Guy de Rothschild, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, Aenne Burda, Shigeo Shingo, and Richard Wurmbrand. Among people deceased in 1966, Sylvère Maes ranks 92. Before him are Georges Theunis, Albert W. Hull, Alfred Neuland, Heimito von Doderer, Frank Lentini, and Stanisław Mikołajczyk. After him are John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Vera Weizmann, Arthur Percival, Albrecht Brandi, Petar Radaković, and Vilis Lācis.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Sylvère Maes ranks 366 out of 1,190. Before him are Franky Van der Elst (1961), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Antoinette de Mérode (1828), Gustave de Molinari (1819), Marc Wilmots (1969), and Willy Mairesse (1928). After him are Paul Janssen (1926), Frans Francken the Younger (1581), Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Jan Wildens (1586), and Freddy Maertens (1952).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Sylvère Maes ranks 12. Before him are Lucien Van Impe (1946), Patrick Sercu (1944), Firmin Lambot (1886), Odile Defraye (1888), Léon Scieur (1888), and Walter Godefroot (1943). After him are Freddy Maertens (1952), Romain Maes (1912), Stan Ockers (1920), Briek Schotte (1919), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), and Herman Van Springel (1943).

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