Romain Gijssels
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Romain Gijssels was a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 professional road bicycle racer between 1930 and 1936.

In 1932, Gijssels won both the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris–Roubaix in the same season, which (up to 2006) has only been accomplished by nine riders.

Major achievements

1931
Ronde van Vlaanderen
Grand Prix Wolber
GP Wolber
The GP Wolber was a French cycling event in the 1920s. It was considered a kind of unofficial World Championship. Only cyclists who finished in the top-3 of the major French, Italian, Belgian and Swiss races were invited. The first GP Wolber was held in 1922. When the World Cycling Championship was...

2nd, Bordeaux–Paris
3rd, Paris–Brussels

1932
Ronde van Vlaanderen
Paris–Roubaix
Bordeaux–Paris

1933
Marseille-Lyon
St Niklaas
2nd, Critérium des As
3rd, Ronde van Vlaanderen
3rd, Bordeaux–Paris

1934
Paris-Belfort
2nd, Paris–Tours
32nd, Tour de France
1934 Tour de France
The 1934 Tour de France was the 28th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 29, 1934. It consisted of 23 stages over 4,363 km, ridden at an average speed of 30.360 km/h. The race was won by Antonin Magne, who had previously won the 1931 Tour de France. The French team was dominant,...


1935
3rd, Critérium des As
Critérium des As
The Critérium des As was a cycle race that was generally held at the end of the season, with entry by invitation only, for the leading riders of the season. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. It was held from 1921 until 1990, mostly in Paris, France but also in Switzerland...

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