Edward Sels

Edward Sels (born 27 August 1941 at Vorselaar, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1963 to 1972, winning 35 races. He was road champion of Belgium in 1961 (Military) and 1964. He won seven stages in the Tour de France and one in the Giro d'Italia. He wore the yellow jersey for two days in the 1964 Tour de France. His sister, Rosa Sels, was a cyclist too.

Major results Source:

1961

1962 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 1st Bruxelles–Zepperen, Sint-Lenaerts 3rd 1963 1st (semi-professionals) 1st 1st Antoing, Hoogstraten, Machelen, Sint-Lenaerts 1964

Tour de France 1st stages 1, 11, 14 and 19

Vuelta a España 1st stage 1a 8th Overall Paris–Nice 1st stage 1 & 9 1st stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg 1st stage 2 Paris–Luxembourg 1st Heusden Koers 1st Auvelais, Braine-le-Comte, Dendermonde, Herentals, Oostrozebeke, Opwijk, Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Waregem 2nd Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen 2nd Omloop van Limburg 2nd Critérium des As 2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman 3rd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen 3rd Bruxelles–Meulebeke 4th Tour of Flanders 8th Milan–San Remo 8th Omloop Het Volk 1965 1st Paris–Brussels Tour de France 1st stage 7 1st stage 2 Giro di Sardegna 1st stage 3 Tour of Belgium 3rd Overall Paris–Luxembourg 1st stage 4 1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint 1st Ath, Eeklo, Issoire, Lebbeke, Lokeren, Londerzeel, Mol, Saint-Claud, Westerlo, Zwevegem 2nd 1965 Paris–Roubaix 2nd Tour of Flanders 3rd Omloop Leiedal 3rd Super Prestige Pernod 5th 1965 Gent–Wevelgem 1966 Tour of Flanders 1st Schaal Sels 1st GP Roeselare 1st Aalst 1st Herentals 1st Laarne 1st Libramont Tour de France: 1st stages 6 and 22a 1st Mol, Rumbeke, Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Stabroek 2nd Elfstedenronde 3rd 1967

1st Ronde van Limburg Vuelta a Andalucía 1st stage 1, 3, 4 & 7 1st stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton 1st stage 2a & 5a Grand Prix Sul 1st GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman 1st Circuit des Frontières 1st Antwerpse pijl, Breendonk, Essen, Garancières-en-Beauce, Kalmthout, Stekene, Tessenderlo, Westerlo 3rd Omloop Het Volk 3rd 1965 Gent–Wevelgem 3rd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint 5th 1965 Paris–Roubaix 10h Bordeaux–Paris 1968 1st stage 4 Giro d'Italia 1st stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen 1st Schaal Sels 1st Auvelais, Herne, Honselersdijk, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Sint-Niklaas 2nd Grand Prix de Saint-Tropez 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 3rd Grand Prix de Saint-Raphaël 4th Milan–San Remo 4th 1965 Paris–Roubaix 1969 Vuelta a España: 1st stage 6 3rd 1970 1st Knokke 3rd Omloop van de Fruitstreek