About Marie-Rose Gaillard
Lived 1944 – 2022 (aged 77). Marie-Rose Gaillard was a Belgian sport cyclist.
Marie-Rose Gaillard (19 August 1944 – 18 June 2022) was a Belgian racing cyclist. She won the Belgian national road race title in 1966.
Biography Marie-Rose Gaillard began cycling in 1960, after being encouraged to do so by a cycle dealer who saw her riding the bike she had borrowed from her brother. She signed up for the Royal Dolhain Vélo and competed in her first race in Visé. The following year, she was selected for the Belgian team for her first world championship, at Douglas.
She was world road champion in 1962 at the age of 18, in Salò ahead of two of her compatriots Yvonne Reynders, title holder, and Marie-Thérèse Naessens. She competed in four other world championships. Gaillard was tenth in 1963, fourth in 1964, nineteenth in 1965, eighth in 1966. In 1966, she won the Belgian road championship.
Marie-Rose Gaillard co-founded the Ourthe-Amblève Vélo club, of which her nephew Philippe Gilbert was a member..
Career achievements
Major results 1962
1963 10th UCI World Championships Road race 1964 4th UCI World Championships Road race 1966
8th UCI World Championships Road race
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Marie-Rose Gaillard?
cyclist (1944–2022)
When was Marie-Rose Gaillard born?
Marie-Rose Gaillard was born on 19 August 1944 in Thimister.
When did Marie-Rose Gaillard die?
Marie-Rose Gaillard died on 18 June 2022 in Aywaille.
What was Marie-Rose Gaillard's occupation?
Marie-Rose Gaillard was a sport cyclist.
What nationality was Marie-Rose Gaillard?
Marie-Rose Gaillard was Belgian.
Sources & further reading
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