Gaston Rebry was a Belgian former champion road racing cyclist between 1928 and 1935.

In 1934, Rebry became the third of nine riders to win the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris–Roubaix in the same year; he also won Paris–Nice that year. Rebry won Paris–Roubaix three times. He also won four stages of the Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

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His son, Gaston Rebry (1933–2007), was also a road-racing cyclist in the 1950s but moved to Canada in 1954 to become a landscape painter. He died on January 5, 2007

Major cycling achievements

1928

12th, Overall, Tour de France

1928 Tour de France

The 1928 Tour de France was the 22nd Tour de France, taking place June 17 to July 15, 1928. It consisted of 22 stages over 5,476 km, ridden at an average speed of 28.4 km/h...

1st, Stage 3, (Cherbourg - Dinan

Dinan

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1929

10th, Overall, Tour de France

1929 Tour de France

The 1929 Tour de France was the 23rd Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 28 July 1929. It consisted of 22 stages over 5,286 km, ridden at an average speed of 28.320 km/h....

1st (after Stage 8), Maillot jaune, General classification leader

1st, Stage 14, (Nice

Nice

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 - Grenoble

Grenoble

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1931

1st, Paris–Roubaix

4th, Overall, Tour de France

1931 Tour de France

The 1931 Tour de France was the 25th Tour de France, which took place from 30 June to 26 July 1931. It consisted of 24 stages over 5,091 km, ridden at an average speed of 28.735 km/h.The race was won by French cyclist Antonin Magne...

1st, Stage 23, (Charleville - Malo

Malo

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 les Bains, 271 km)

1932

20th, Overall, Tour de France

1932 Tour de France

The 1932 Tour de France was the 26th Tour de France, taking place July 6 to July 31, 1932. It consisted of 21 stages over 4479 km, ridden at an average speed of 29.047 km/h....

1st, Stage 19, (Charleville

Charleville-Mézières

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 - Malo les Bains, 271 km)

1933

14th, Overall, Tour de France

1933 Tour de France

The 1933 Tour de France was the 27th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 23, 1933. It consisted of 23 stages over 4,395 km, ridden at an average speed of 29.818 km/h....

1934

1st, Paris–Roubaix

1st, Ronde van Vlaanderen

1st, Paris–Nice

1935

1st, Paris–Roubaix

External links

• Official Tour de France results