Gerard Debaets

Gerard Debaets (17 April 1898 27 April 1959) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Tour of Flanders in 1924 and 1927 and the Belgian national road race title in 1925. He also specialized in track cycling, winning a total of 18 six-day events, including six times the most prestigious Six Days of New York. Debaets was a resident of Fair Lawn and North Haledon, New Jersey, where he died in 1959 of a heart attack.

Gerard Debaets
Personal information
Born(1898-04-17)17 April 1898
Heule, Belgium
Died27 April 1959(1959-04-27) (aged 60)
North Haledon, New Jersey, United States
Team information
RoleRider
Professional teams
1924Labor-Dunlop
1925Individual
1926Alcyon-Dunlop
1927Opel-ZR III / JB Louvet-Wolber
1928Alcyon-Dunlop
1929-40Individual
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championship (1925)
Tour of Flanders (1924, 1927)
Paris–Brussels (1925)

Track Championships

US National Track Championships
Derny (1924)
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