Gerard Debaets
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1898 Heule, Belgium |
| Died | 27 April 1959 (aged 60) North Haledon, New Jersey, United States |
| Team information | |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1924 | Labor-Dunlop |
| 1925 | Individual |
| 1926 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
| 1927 | Opel-ZR III / JB Louvet-Wolber |
| 1928 | Alcyon-Dunlop |
| 1929-40 | Individual |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
Track Championships
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Gerard Debaets (17 April 1898 – 27 April 1959) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Tour of Flanders in 1924 and 1927 and the Belgian national road race title in 1925. He also specialized in track cycling, winning a total of 18 six-day events, including six times the most prestigious Six Days of New York. Debaets was a resident of Fair Lawn and North Haledon, New Jersey, where he died in 1959 of a heart attack.