Julien Vervaecke
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Julien Vervaecke |
| Born | 3 November 1899 Dadizele, Belgium |
| Died | May 1940 (aged 40) Roncq, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Roubaix Paris–Brussels | |
Julien Vervaecke (3 November 1899 – May 1940) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.[1] He won Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Brussels, 2 stages in the Tour de France and finished 3rd in the 1927 Tour de France. At the start of the Second World War Battle of Belgium, when a British army detachment withdrawing from the area and in the process of blowing up a bridge at Menen, where Vervaecke owned a restaurant. The British wanted to get furniture from the establishment in order to set up a roadblock, but he refused. The situation heated up because the bad temper of Vervaecke, added to the fact that he speak a poor English. He was arrested by the soldiers, taken to Park Torris in Roncq and shot dead.[2] His body was found weeks later, so the exact date of his death is not known.
The Wehrmacht War Crimes Bureau investigated the case as an allied war crime.[2]
Vervaecke was born in Dadizele, Belgium, and died in Roncq, France.
Julien's younger brother, Félicien Vervaecke, was also a successful cyclist.
Major results
- 1927[3]
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 16
- 3rd place overall classification
- 1928[4]
- GP Wolber
- Omloop van België
- Tour de France:
- 5th place overall classification
- 1929[5]
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 15
- 8th place overall classification
- 1930[6]
- Paris–Roubaix
- Tour de France:
- 6th place overall classification
- 1932[7]
- Paris–Brussels
- 1933[8]
- Berchem
- Paris–Roubaix
- 2nd place overall
References
- ^ "Palmares Julien Vervaecke at CyclingRanking.com". CyclingRanking.com.
- ^ a b De Zayas, Alfred M. (1989). The Wehrmacht War Crimes Bureau, 1939-1945. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 145–146. ISBN 9780803299085.
- ^ "Palmares 1927 Julien Vervaecke at CyclingRanking.com". CyclingRanking.com.
- ^ "Palmares 1928 Julien Vervaecke at CyclingRanking.com". CyclingRanking.com.
- ^ "Palmares 1929 Julien Vervaecke at CyclingRanking.com". CyclingRanking.com.
- ^ "Palmares 1930 Julien Vervaecke at CyclingRanking.com". CyclingRanking.com.
- ^ "Palmares 1932 Julien Vervaecke at CyclingRanking.com". CyclingRanking.com.
- ^ "Palmares 1933 Julien Vervaecke at CyclingRanking.com". CyclingRanking.com.
External links
- Official Tour de France results for Julien Vervaecke
- Julien Vervaecke at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Julien Vervaecke at ProCyclingStats