Marcel Buysse
Road racing cyclist
Died when: 49 years 336 days (599 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Marcel Buysse (Wontergem, 11 November 1889- Ghent, 3 October 1939) was a Belgian racing cyclist.After finishing fourth in the 1912 Tour de France, Buysse led the general classification for two days until a broken handlebar cost him dearly.
Despite winning six stages in the 1913 Tour de France, he could only finish in 3rd place, 3 hours, 30 minutes and 55 seconds behind Philippe Thys.
He finished third in the 1919 Giro d'Italia.Marcel was the brother of Jules Buysse and Tour de France-winner Lucien Buysse, and the father of cyclists and .
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