Leon Vandaele (24 February 1933 in Ruddervoorde – 30 April 2000 in Oostkamp) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His biggest victory was the 1958 Paris–Roubaix.[1]
 Vandaele before 1959 Gent–Wevelgem, which he won | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Vandaele |
| Born | 24 February 1933 Ruddervoorde, Belgium |
| Died | 30 April 2000 (aged 67) Oostkamp, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road, track |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Major results edit
Road edit
- 1952
- 1st Roubaix-Cassel-Roubaix
- 1st Ruddervoorde Koerse
- 1953
- 1st Ruddervoorde Koerse
- 1st Omloop Gemeente Melle
- 1954
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 5th Gent–Wevelgem
- 1956
- 1st
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen - 1st Omloop van het Houtland
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 1957
- 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1st Overall Driedaagse van Antwerpen
- 1st stage 1
- 1st Paris–Brussels
- 1st Brussels–Ingooigem
- 1st Milano–Mantova
- 1st Ruddervoorde Koerse
- 1st Grote Prijs Raf Jonckheere
- 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 3rd Omloop Het Volk
- 7th Road race, UCI World Championships
- 1958
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1st Grand Prix Flandria
- 1st Omloop van de Fruitstreek
- 1st Vlaamse Pijl
- 2nd Brussels–Ingooigem
- 9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st stage 3 (TTT), 6 & 7
- 10th Milan–San Remo
- 1959
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem
- 1st Omloop van het Houtland
- 1st stage 1 Tour of Luxembourg
- 1st stage 3 Paris–Nice
- 2nd Elfstedenronde
- 3rd Milan–San Remo
- 5th Omloop Het Volk
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
- 1960
- 1st Tielt–Antwerpen–Tielt
- 1st Omloop van het Houtland
- 1st De Panne
- 6th Gent–Wevelgem
- 1961
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1st stage 2 Tour of Luxembourg
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1962
- 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 1963
- 1st Ronde Oost-Vlaanderen
- 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 3rd Elfstedenronde
- 3rd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman
- 1964
- 1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs
- 1st Elfstedenronde
- 1st Omloop der drie Provinciën
- 2nd Nokere Koerse
- 2nd National Road Championships - Interclubs road race
Track edit
- 1955
- Belgian National Track Championships
- 2nd Omnium
- 2nd Madison (with Josef De Beuckelaer)
- 3rd Six Days of Paris (with Emiel Severeyns and Paul De Paepe)
- 1956
- 3rd Six Days of Paris (with Lucien Acou and Arsène Ryckaert)
- 1957
- 3rd Six Days of Paris (with Willy Vannitsen and Alfred De Bruyne)
References edit
- ^ "56th Paris – Roubaix, 1958". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Palmarès de Léon Van Daele (Bel)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Leon van Daele". FirstCycling.com. 28 November 2023.
External links edit
- Leon Vandaele at Cycling Archives
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