Odiel_Defraye

Odile Defraye

Odile Defraye

Belgian cyclist


Odile Defraye (pronounced [ɔ.dil dɛ.fʁɛj]; Dutch: Odiel Defraeye; 14 July 1888 – 21 August 1965) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won three stages and the overall title of the 1912 Tour 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 join Alcyon's all-French team at a late stage for publicity purposes.

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In the 1913 Tour de France, Defraye held the overall lead after stages 2 through 5 before relinquishing the lead on the Tourmalet to Stage 6 and eventual winner Philippe 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 1913 Milan–San Remo, a one-day classic, and four stages and the overall for the 1912 Tour of Belgium.

Career achievements

Major results

1908
1st Tour of Flanders (Amateur edition)
1910
1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
1911
1st National Road Championships - Road race
1912
Winner Tour de France
1st Stages 2, 7 & 9
Winner Tour of Belgium
1st Stages 2, 3, 6 & 7
3rd l'Étoile Carolorégienne
5th Paris-Roubaix
1913
1st Milan–San Remo
1914
Tour of Belgium
Stage 6
1921
Tour of Belgium
Stage 6

Grand Tour results timeline

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Legend
1Winner
2–3Top three-finish
4–10Top ten-finish
11–Other finish
DNEDid not enter
DNF-xDid not finish (retired on stage x)
DNS-xDid not start (not started on stage x)
HDFinished outside time limit (occurred on stage x)
DSQDisqualified
N/ARace/classification not held
NRNot ranked in this classification

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