1934 The first Monsieur Paris-Roubaix

            GASTON REBRY (1905-1953) was a well-known Belgian cyclist who had his greatest successes in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a professional from 1927 to 1935.
Throughout his career, Rebry rode for French leaders in French teams, for which he had to work, so that he often could not strive for his own success.
He achieved fame by winning the double in 1934: the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in the same year. In that year he also won the second edition of Paris-Nice. He had already won Paris-Roubaix in 1931 and in 1935 he won the Hell of the North Classic for the third time.
Referring to his three victories and two places of honor, he is retroactively characterized as Monsieur Paris-Roubaix, a name of honor usually reserved for Roger De Vlaeminck (four victories).
Rebry's other nicknames were the Bulldog, the Tempo Executioner and the Locomotive, because he always rode in the front.
Between 1927 and 1934 Rebry rode 7 Tours de France with four stage victories and a fourth place in the GC as best in 1931.
Rebry ran a café he called Au Paris-Roubaix. He died in 1953 of heart disease at the age of 48. (wikipedia)
   

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