Hector Martin
Personal information | |
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Full name | Hector Martin |
Born | Belgium | 26 December 1898
Died | 9 August 1972 | (aged 73)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
Tour de France
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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 . He was the brother of Léon Martin.
Camille 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
- Belgium 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
References[]
External links[]
- Hector Martin at Cycling Archives
Categories:
- Belgian male cyclists
- Belgian Tour de France stage winners
- 1898 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Roeselare
- Sportspeople from West Flanders
- Belgian cycling biography, 1890s birth stubs