Odile Defraye
Odile Defraye (or Odiel Defraeye; born 14 July 1888, dead August 21, 1965) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won three stages and the overall title of the 1912 Tour de France, which was the last tour decided by a points system instead of overall best time. He was the first Belgian to win the Tour.
At the 1913 Tour de France, Defraye held the overall lead after stages 2 through 5 before relinquishing the maillot jaune to Stage 6 and eventual winner Philippe Thys. He participated in six tours between 1909 and 1924.
Other major wins include the 1913 Milan-Sanremo, a one-day classic, and four stages and the overall for the 1912 Tour of Belgium.
[edit] Major achievements
- 1921
- Stage 6 – Tour of Belgium
- 1913
- 1912
- Tour de France
- Stage 2
- Stage 7
- Stage 9
- Tour of Belgium
- Stage 2
- Stage 3
- Stage 6
- Stage 7
- 1911
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Belgium
- 1910
- Championship of Flanders
- 1908
- Tour of Flanders (Amateur edition)
