Arsène Mersch (14 December 1913, in Koerich – 11 July 1980, in Koerich) was a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer and cyclo-cross racer, who became national champion in both categories twice. He also won one Tour de France stage, and wore the yellow jersey for one day.

Arsène Mersch
Personal information
Full nameArsène Mersch
Born(1913-12-14)14 December 1913
Koerich, Luxembourg
Died12 July 1980(1980-07-12) (aged 66)
Koerich, Luxembourg
Team information
DisciplineRoad, Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Major wins
 Luxembourg national road race champion (2x)
 Luxembourg national cyclo-cross champion
one stage Tour de France

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1934
GP Faber
1935
  Luxembourg national road race champion
Stage 2 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
1936
1936 Tour de France:
Winner stage 21
5th place overall classification
Wearing yellow jersey for one day
  Luxembourg national cyclo-cross champion
Stage 5 Tour of Belgium
1938
  Luxembourg national cyclo-cross champion
Stage 1 Tour de Suisse
1939
Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
  Luxembourg national cyclo-cross champion
  Luxembourg national road race champion

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