Albert Dejonghe
{{Short description|Belgian cyclist}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1894|02|14}}
| birth_place = Middelkerke, Belgium
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1981|02|23|1894|02|14}}
| death_place = Middelkerke, Belgium
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| discipline = Road
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::1 individual stage (1923)
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Albert Dejonghe (14 February 1894 – 23 February 1981) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He won Paris–Roubaix in 1922, one stage in the 1923 Tour de France and finished 5th and 6th in the 1925 and 1926 Tour de France.
Career
In 1919 following The Great War a race was held touring the battlefields of Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Dejonghe won stage two of the race but did not end up placing highly overall.{{cite web |last1=Isitt |first1=Tom |title=Saddles Somme snow: tale of the toughest cycle race ever |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2014/apr/08/circuit-champs-bataille-tale-toughest-cycle-race-ever |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 December 2022 |language=en |date=8 April 2014}}
In 1922 Dejonghe won Paris–Roubaix a cycling monument.{{cite web |title=Paris-Roubaix previous winners |url=https://www.velonews.com/news/paris-roubaix-previous-winners/ |website=VeloNews.com |access-date=17 December 2022 |language=en |date=1 April 2012}} He is one of two cyclists to ever win the prestigious race while sporting a mustache.{{cite web |title=Cycling's tales of the 'tache |url=https://road.cc/content/blog/48262-cyclings-tales-tache |website=road.cc |access-date=17 December 2022 |language=en |date=25 November 2011}}
Major results
Sources:{{cite web |title=Albert Dejonghe |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2615 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=17 December 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Albert Dejonghe |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/albert-dejonghe |website=procyclingstats.com |access-date=17 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=Albert Dejonghe |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=7654 |website=cyclingarchives.com |access-date=17 December 2022 |language=en}}
;1913
: 3rd Tour of Belgium
;1919
: 1st Stage 2 Circuit des Champs de Bataille
: 2nd Retinne - Marche - Retinne
: 3rd Bordeaux–Paris
: 3rd De Drie Zustersteden
;1920
: 2nd Tour of Flanders
: 2nd Retinne - Spa - Retinne
: 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
: 3rd Paris–Tours
;1921
: 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
;1922
: 1st Paris–Roubaix
;1923
: 1st Stage 4 Tour de France
: 3rd Tour of Flanders
;1925
: 5th Overall Tour de France
;1926
: 1st Paris - Angers, Angers
: 6th Overall Tour de France
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100716173918/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/1840.html Official Tour de France results for Albert Dejonghe]
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Category:Belgian male cyclists
Category:Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Category:Cyclists from West Flanders
Category:People from Middelkerke
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