Paul Deman
Belgian cyclist
 Deman at the 1913 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Deman |
| Born | (1889-04-25)25 April 1889 Rekkem, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Died | 31 July 1961(1961-07-31) (aged 72) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Tour of Flanders (1913) Bordeaux–Paris (1914) Paris–Roubaix (1920) Paris–Tours (1923) | |
Paul Deman (25 April 1889 in Rekkem, West Flanders, Belgium – 31 July 1961 in Outrijve, Belgium)[1] was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for 15 years from 1909 to 1924, and a carpet maker by trade.[2]
He won the first Tour of Flanders race in 1913 at the age of 25, defeating a field of 37 riders over a 330 km course that ended with 4 laps of the wooden track around a small pond at Mariakerke, the suburb of Ghent.[2] He won the gruelling 592 km Bordeaux–Paris in 1914.[2] His career almost ended with the first world war. He joined Belgium's espionage service and smuggled documents by bike into the neutral Netherlands. After many trips he was arrested by the Germans and jailed in Leuven ready to be shot. The Armistice saved him. Having survived the war, he started racing again and won Paris–Roubaix in 1920 and Paris–Tours in 1923.[2][3]
References
External links
- Paul Deman at Cycling Archives
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Tour of Flanders winners
- Paul Deman (1913)
- Marcel Buysse (1914)
- (1915–1918, not held)
- Henri Vanlerberghe (1919)
- Jules Vanhevel (1920)
- René Vermandel (1921)
- Léon Devos (1922)
- Heiri Suter (1923)
- Gerard Debaets (1924)
- Julien Delbecque (1925)
- Denis Verschueren (1926)
- Gerard Debaets (1927)
- Jan Mertens (1928)
- Joseph Dervaes (1929)
- Frans Bonduel (1930)
- Romain Gijssels (1931–1932)
- Alphonse Schepers (1933)
- Gaston Rebry (1934)
- Louis Duerloo (1935)
- Louis Hardiquest (1936)
- Michel D'Hooghe (1937)
- Edgard De Caluwé (1938)
- Karel Kaers (1939)
- Achiel Buysse (1940–1941)
- Briek Schotte (1942)
- Achiel Buysse (1943)
- Rik Van Steenbergen (1944)
- Sylvain Grysolle (1945)
- Rik Van Steenbergen (1946)
- Emiel Faignaert (1947)
- Briek Schotte (1948)
- Fiorenzo Magni (1949–1951)
- Roger Decock (1952)
- Wim van Est (1953)
- Raymond Impanis (1954)
- Louison Bobet (1955)
- Jean Forestier (1956)
- Fred De Bruyne (1957)
- Germain Derycke (1958)
- Rik Van Looy (1959)
- Arthur Decabooter (1960)
- Tom Simpson (1961)
- Rik Van Looy (1962)
- Noël Foré (1963)
- Rudi Altig (1964)
- Jo de Roo (1965)
- Edward Sels (1966)
- Dino Zandegù (1967)
- Walter Godefroot (1968)
- Eddy Merckx (1969)
- Eric Leman (1970)
- Evert Dolman (1971)
- Eric Leman (1972–1973)
- Cees Bal (1974)
- Eddy Merckx (1975)
- Walter Planckaert (1976)
- Roger De Vlaeminck (1977)
- Walter Godefroot (1978)
- Jan Raas (1979)
- Michel Pollentier (1980)
- Hennie Kuiper (1981)
- René Martens (1982)
- Jan Raas (1983)
- Johan Lammerts (1984)
- Eric Vanderaerden (1985)
- Adri van der Poel (1986)
- Claude Criquielion (1987)
- Eddy Planckaert (1988)
- Edwig Van Hooydonck (1989)
- Moreno Argentin (1990)
- Edwig Van Hooydonck (1991)
- Jacky Durand (1992)
- Johan Museeuw (1993)
- Gianni Bugno (1994)
- Johan Museeuw (1995)
- Michele Bartoli (1996)
- Rolf Sørensen (1997)
- Johan Museeuw (1998)
- Peter Van Petegem (1999)
- Andrei Tchmil (2000)
- Gianluca Bortolami (2001)
- Andrea Tafi (2002)
- Peter Van Petegem (2003)
- Steffen Wesemann (2004)
- Tom Boonen (2005–2006)
- Alessandro Ballan (2007)
- Stijn Devolder (2008–2009)
- Fabian Cancellara (2010)
- Nick Nuyens (2011)
- Tom Boonen (2012)
- Fabian Cancellara (2013–2014)
- Alexander Kristoff (2015)
- Peter Sagan (2016)
- Philippe Gilbert (2017)
- Niki Terpstra (2018)
- Alberto Bettiol (2019)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2020)
- Kasper Asgreen (2021)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2022)
- Tadej Pogačar (2023)
- Mathieu van der Poel (2024)
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