Hector Martin

Hector Martin (26 December 1898–9 August 1972) was a Belgian road racing cyclist, professional from 1925 to 1935. In 1924 he won the "Tour of Flanders for Independents" and the Belgian championship cycling for independents . From 1925 to 1935 he was a professional cyclist. In the 1927 Tour de France he won the third stage in Caen and the 22nd stage to Charleville and he wore the yellow jersey for 4 days. In 1928 he won Bordeaux-Paris and in 1929 he came second. In 1930 he won the Circuit de Béarn. He was the brother of Léon Martin.

Camiel Thomas fabricated cycling shoes and marketed them under Hector's name in 1939.

Major results

1923 Brussel - Luxemburg - Mondorf Melsele 1924 Binche - Tournai - Binche Paris - Menin Ronde van Vlaanderen for amateurs Blankenberge national road race championship for amateur 1925 Tour de France: Winner stages 14, 16 and 17 1927 Tour de France: Winner stages 3 and 22 Wearing yellow jersey for four days 1928 Bordeaux–Paris 1930 Circuit de Béarn 1931 Maldegem