Julien Vervaecke

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ridername = Julien Vervaecke


fullname = Julien Vervaecke
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dateofbirth = birth date|1899|11|03
dateofdeath = May, 1940 (aged 40)
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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majorwins = Paris-Roubaix Paris-Brussels
updated = June 11, 2008

Julien Vervaecke (Dadizele, 3 November 1899 — Roncq (France), May 1940) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He won Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Brussels, 2 stages in the Tour de France and finished 3rd in the 1927 Tour de France.At the start of the Second World War, when an English army detachment wanted to take his house, he refused, and was shot. His body was found weeks later, so the exact date of his death is not known.

Julien's younger brother, Félicien Vervaecke, was also a successful cyclist.

Palmarès

;1927:Tour de France:::Winner stage 16::3rd place overall classification;1928:GP Wolber:Omloop van België:Tour de France:::5th place overall classification;1929:Tour de France:::Winner stage 15::8th place overall classification;1930:Paris-Roubaix:Tour de France:::6th place overall classification;1932:Paris-Brussels;1933:Berchem

External links

*cyclingwebsite|
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/????.html Official Tour de France results for Julien Vervaecke]

Persondata
NAME=Vervaecke, Julien
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1899-11-03
PLACE OF BIRTH=Dadizele
DATE OF DEATH=Roncq (France
PLACE OF DEATH=1940-05-??