Hector Heusghem

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Hector Heusghem
Personal information
Full name Hector Heusghem
Date of birth February 15, 1890(1890-02-15)
Date of death March 29, 1982 (aged 92)
Country Flag of Belgium Belgium
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
3 stages Tour de France
Infobox last updated on:
June 9, 2008

Hector Heusghem (Ransart, 15 February 1890 — Montignies-le-Tilleul, 29 March 1890) was a Belgian cyclist who finished second in the 1920 and 1921 Tour de France. He also won three stages, in 1920 he finished first in Aix-en-Provence and Grenoble, in 1921 he passed the line first in Luchon. Hector Heusghem was the brother of cyclists Pierre-Joseph Heusghem and Louis Heusghem.

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1920
Tour de France:
Winner stages 8 and 10
2nd place overall classification
1921
Tour de France:
Winner stage 6
2nd place overall classification
1922
Tour de France:
4th place overall classification
Wearing yellow jersey for one day

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