Joseph Van DaeleJoseph Van Daele (16 December 1889, Wattrelos

Wattrelos

Wattrelos is a commune in the Northern department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. It the fifth-largest component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lille Métropole.-Heraldry:-References:* -External...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 - 14 February 1948, Amiens

Amiens

Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

) was a Belgian champion cyclist who was a professional rider between 1912 and 1926. He participated in many top cycle races of the time including 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...

 where he finished eighth in 1919.

Palmarés

1910

2nd Ronde van België, Amateur

1911

1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège

1st Ronde van België, Independent (professional)

1st Antwerpen - Menen

2nd Bruxelles - Liège (BEL)

1912

2nd Paris - Menin

3rd Brussel - Oupeye

1913

1st   Belgian National Road Race Championships

Belgian National Road Race Championships

The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the Belgian cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come...

1st Tour du Hainaut

2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen

2nd Etoile Caroloregienne

2nd Stage 9 Tour de France

1913 Tour de France

The 1913 Tour de France was the 11th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 27, 1913. The total distance was and the average speed of the riders was . The competition was won by the Belgian Philippe Thys, after in the crucial sixth stage Eugène Christophe broke his bicycle and lost several...

, Nice

Nice

Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

1914

2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships

Belgian National Road Race Championships

The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the Belgian cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come...

3rd Paris–Brussels

1919

2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships

Belgian National Road Race Championships

The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the Belgian cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come...

8th Tour de France

1919 Tour de France

The 1919 Tour de France was the 13th Tour de France, taking place from 29 June to 27 July 1919 over a total distance of . It was the first Tour de France after World War I, and was won by Firmin Lambot...

3rd Stage 1 Tour de France, Le Havre

Le Havre

Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...

3rd Stage 14 Tour de France, Dunquerque

1920

2nd Stage 9 Tour de France

1920 Tour de France

The 1920 Tour de France was the 14th Tour de France, taking place from June 27 to July 27, 1920. It consisted of 15 stages over , ridden at an average speed of . It was won by Belgian Philippe Thys, making him the first cyclist to win the Tour de France three times...

, Nice

Nice

Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

1921

1st Stage 1 Ronde van België, Ghent

Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

1926

2nd Paris - Arras

2nd Paris - Dinant