André Noyelle (29 November 1931 – 4 February 2003) was a road racing cyclist from Belgium. He won the gold medal in the men's individual road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. At the same tournament he also claimed the title in the men's team road race, alongside Robert Grondelaers and Lucien Victor.[1] He was a professional rider from 1953 to 1966.
 A black and white photograph of André Noyelle,(double Olympic champion in Helsinki). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 November 1931 Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 February 2003 (aged 71) Poperinge, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1955 | Alcyon–Dunlop | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Faema–Guerra | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Bertin–The Dura | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Groene Leeuw–Leopold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Bertin–Milremo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Wiel's–Flandria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1966 | Dr. Mann–Labo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1952
- 1st
Road race, Olympic Games - 1st Team road race, Olympic Games (with Robert Grondelaers and Lucien Victor)
- 1st
National military road race championships - 2nd Amateur road race, World Road Championships
- 1953
- 3rd Omloop van het Houtland
- 1955
- 1st Stage 1A Trois Jours d'Anvers
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Ouest
- 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 1957
- 1st Elfstedenronde
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1958
- 3rd Brussels–Ingooigem
- 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 10th Gent–Wevelgem
- 1959
- 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 3rd Paris–Tours
- 5th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 7th Gent–Wevelgem
- 1960
- 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1961
- 1st Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
- 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 3rd Züri-Metzgete
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 1962
- 10th Paris–Bruxelles
- 1963
- 5th Gent–Wevelgem
- 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1964
- 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 3rd Nokere Koerse
- 4th La Flèche Wallonne
- 1965
- 6th Paris–Tours
References
edit- ^ "André Noyelle Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
External links
edit- André Noyelle at Cycling Archives (archived)
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