Odile Defraye
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Odile Defraye |
| Born | 14 July 1888 Rumbeke,West Flanders,Belgium |
| Died | 21 August 1965(aged 77) Walloon Brabant,Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Odile Defraye(pronounced[ɔ.dildɛ.fʁɛj];Dutch:Odiel Defraeye;14 July 1888 – 21 August 1965) was aBelgianroad racing cyclistwho won three stages and the overall title of the 1912Tour de France,which was the last tour decided by a points system instead of overall best time.[1]He was the first Belgian to win the Tour and was only invited to joinAlcyon's all-French team at a late stage for publicity purposes.
In the1913 Tour de France,Defraye held the overall lead after stages 2 through 5 before relinquishing the lead on theTourmaletto Stage 6 and eventual winnerPhilippe Thys.He participated in six tours between 1909 and 1924 but his victory Tour was the only one that he completed.[2]
Other major wins include the 1913Milan–San Remo,a one-day classic, and four stages and the overall for the 1912Tour of Belgium.
Career achievements[edit]
Major results[edit]
- 1908
- 1stTour of Flanders(Amateur edition)
- 1910
- 1st
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen - 1911
- 1st
National Road Championships- Road race - 1912
WinnerTour de France
- 1st Stages 2, 7 & 9
WinnerTour of Belgium
- 1st Stages 2, 3, 6 & 7
- 3rd l'Étoile Carolorégienne
- 5thParis-Roubaix
- 1913
- 1stMilan–San Remo
- 1914
- Tour of Belgium
- Stage 6
- 1921
- Tour of Belgium
- Stage 6
Grand Tour results timeline[edit]
| 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE |
| Stages won | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Tour de France | DNF-2 | DNE | DNE | 1 | DNF-6 | DNF-10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNF-4 | DNF-3 | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNF-6 |
| Stages won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | ||||
| Vuelta a España | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Stages won |
| 1 | Winner |
| 2–3 | Top three-finish |
| 4–10 | Top ten-finish |
| 11– | Other finish |
| DNE | Did not enter |
| DNF-x | Did not finish (retired on stage x) |
| DNS-x | Did not start (not started on stage x) |
| HD | Finished outside time limit (occurred on stage x) |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| N/A | Race/classification not held |
| NR | Not ranked in this classification |
References[edit]
- ^http://www.veloarchive.com/races/tour/1912.phpVeloarchive.com 1912 Tour de France
- ^http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/defraye_odiel.phpMemoire du cyclisme
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