Omer Huyse

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Umer Huyse
Personal information
Full nameUmer Huyse
Born(1898-08-22)22 August 1898
Kortrijk, Belgium
Died2 March 1985(1985-03-02) (aged 86)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
One stage Tour de France

Omer Huyse (22 August 1898 in Kortrijk – 2 March 1985 in Luingne) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1924, he won stage five of the 1924 Tour de France. In that year, the cyclists were divided in three classes: the first class for top cyclists, the second class for lesser cyclists, and the touriste-routier class for semi-amateur cyclists. Huyse was put in the second class cyclists, so his stage victory was extra special.

Major results[edit]

1923
Tour of Belgium for amateurs
Amsterdam
1924
Tour de France:
Winner stage 5

External links[edit]

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