Portrait:
CHARLY GAUL
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Charly Gaul

born on December 8, 1932 (Luxembourg)

deceased on December 6, 2005

"The Angel of the Mountain"

BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS

1950
winner of the Grand-Prix Général Patton (overall and one stage)
winner of the Grand-Prix Robert Grzonka
stage winner at the Tour des XII Cantons
1951
winner of the Grand-Prix Général Patton (overall and one stage)
winner of the Tour des XII Cantons (overall and 4 stages)
winner of La Fléche du Sud
stage winner at the Austria Tour
winner of the races in Differdange and Athus
1952
winner of the races in Belair, Hamm and Kayl
2nd of the Grand-Prix François Faber
1953
winner of La Fléche du Sud
2nd at the Critérium du Dauphiné
3rd of the Tour de Luxembourg
6th of the World Championships road race
1954
Luxembourg National Cyclo-Cross Champion
winner of the Circuit des Six Provinces (overall, one stage and King of the Mountains)
stage winner at the Dauphiné Libéré
winner of the Grand-Prix de Renaix
2nd of the Tour de Luxembourg
3rd at the World Championships road race
1955
winner of 2 stages at the Tour de France
winner of the Tour des Provinces du Sud-Est (overall and one stage)
winner of the cyclo-cross in Dippach
3rd overall at the Tour de France
3rd at the Tour de Luxembourg
1956
Luxembourg National Champion road race
winner of the Giro d'Italia (overall, 3 stages and King of the mountains)
winner of 2 stages et the mountains competition at the Tour de France
winner of the Tour de Luxembourg (overall and 2 stages)
winner of the Grand-Prix d'Aurillac
winner of the cyclo-cross races in Kopstal, Colmar-Berg and Bettembourg
5th of the cyclo-cross world championships
1957
Luxembourg National champion road race
winner of 2 stages at the Giro d'Italia
stage winner at the Tour de Luxembourg
winner of 3 stages at the Grand-Prix de la Forteresse
winner of the races in Mazamet and Cénon
winner of the cyclo-cross races in Schuttrange, Ettelbruck, Kopstal, Bissen and Colmar-Berg
4th overall at the Giro d'Italia
1958
winner of the Tour de France (overall classification and 4 stages)
stage winner at the Giro d'Italia
winner of the course de côte de Sallanches
winner of the Mont Faron
winner of the Grand-Prix de la Forteresse
winner of the Trophée Edmond Gentil
stage winner at the Grand-Prix Bali
winner of the Grand-Prix Saint-Augustin
winner of the cyclo-cross race in Alzingen
winner of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
2nd of the Mountains competition at the Tour de France
3rd overall at the Giro d'Italia
1959
Luxembourg National champion road racing
winner of the Giro d'Italia (overall, 3 stages and King of the Mountains)
winner of the Tour de Luxembourg
stage winner at the Tour de France
winner of the courses de côte de Sallanches
winner of the Grand-Prix "La Giulianuova"
stage winner at Rome-Naples-Rome
second of the mountains competition at the Tour de France
1960
Luxembourg National Champion road racing
winner of the courses de côte de Sallanches
stage winner at the Giro d'Italia
winner of the cyclo-cross race in Muhlenbach
3rd overall at the Giro d'Italia
7th of the world championships road-racing
1961
Luxembourg National Champion road racing
winner of the Tour de Luxembourg (overall, one stage and King of the Mountains)
stage winner at the Tour de France
stage winner at the Giro d'Italia
winner of the Grand-Prix de Hénon
3rd overall of the Tour de France
2nd of the Mountains Competition at the Tour de France
4th overall of the Giro d'Italia
4th at the Tour de Romandie
1962
Luxembourg National Champion road race
Luxembourg National Champion cyclo-cross
9th overall of the Tour de France
5th of the cyclo-cross World Championships

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