Cyrille van Hauwaert

Cyrille Van Hauwaert (16 December 1883 – 15 February 1974) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, known for winning classics as Bordeaux–Paris (1907 and 1909), Milan–San Remo and Paris–Roubaix (both 1908). He was the first Belgian cyclist to win a stage in the Tour de France in 1909, also leading the general classification for one day.

In 1908, prior to winning Milan–San Remo, Van Hauwaert had traveled by bike from Belgium to the start in Milan, by means of training.

Major results

1907 1st Bordeaux–Paris 2nd Paris–Roubaix 4th Paris–Brussels 1908 1st Milan–San Remo 1st Paris–Roubaix 2nd Bordeaux–Paris 2nd Paris–Brussels 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 1909

1st Bordeaux–Paris 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium 1st Stages 2 & 4 4th Paris–Roubaix 4th Milan–San Remo 5th Overall Tour de France 1st Stage 1 6th Giro di Lombardia 1910 1st Paris–Menin 2nd Paris–Roubaix 3rd Paris–Brussels 4th Overall Tour de France 1911 2nd Paris–Tours 3rd Milan–San Remo 3rd Paris–Roubaix 3rd Giro di Lombardia 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 5th Paris–Brest–Paris 1912 2nd Six Days of Brussels (with Arthur Vanderstuyft) 10th Paris–Brussels 1913 2nd Paris–Brussels 2nd Bordeaux–Paris 1914 1st Six Days of Brussels (with John Stol) 3rd Bordeaux–Paris 6th Paris–Roubaix 1915 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Joseph Van Bever)