Albert Dejonghe

Albert Dejonghe, born on 14 February 1894 and died on 23 February 1981, was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His best known victory was Paris-Roubaix in 1922, one of the cycling monuments, and he is remembered as one of only two cyclists to win that race while wearing a mustache. In 1919, after the First World War, he won stage two of a race that toured the battlefields of Belgium, Luxembourg and France, although he did not place highly overall. He also won a stage of the 1923 Tour de France and finished fifth overall in 1925 and sixth in 1926. Earlier results include second place in the 1920 Tour of Flanders and third place in the 1923 edition.