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Sylvère Maes

Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (died 1966)

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Born
August 27, 1909
Died
December 5, 1966
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1909

About Sylvère Maes

Sylvère Maes was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939. In 1937, Maes left the 1937 Tour de France together with his Belgian team while he was leading the general classification, in response to actions from French spectators and decisions from the jury. Sylvère Maes (pronounced; 27 August 1909 – 5 December 1966) was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939. In 1933 Maes recorded his first major victory by winning Paris–Roubaix. Maes won a mountain stage in the Pyrenées, and finished in fourth place in the general classification. At the end of the 1932 season, Maes became a professional cyclist, and in a short time managed to win two races for professionals.

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Sylvère Maes timeline

  1. Sylvère Maes (pronounced; 27 August 1909 – 5 December 1966) was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939.
  2. At the end of the 1932 season, Maes became a professional cyclist, and in a short time managed to win two races for professionals.
  3. In 1933 Maes recorded his first major victory by winning Paris–Roubaix.
  4. In 1937, Maes left the 1937 Tour de France together with his Belgian team while he was leading the general classification, in response to actions from French spectators and decisions from the jury.

The world when Sylvère Maes was born

Sylvère Maes was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sylvère Maes's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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