Odile Defraye
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.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Odile Defraye |
Born | Rumbeke, West Flanders, Belgium | 14 July 1888
Died | 21 August 1965 77) Walloon Brabant, Belgium | (aged
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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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
1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | |
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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
- http://www.veloarchive.com/races/tour/1912.php Veloarchive.com 1912 Tour de France
- http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/defraye_odiel.php Memoire du cyclisme