Félicien Vervaecke (11 March 1907 to 31 October 1986) was a Belgian professional road racer who rode from 1930 to 1939. His strongest results came in the Tour de France, where he reached the podium three times, once in second place and twice in third, won the mountain classification in 1935 and 1937 and took six stage wins in all. In 1936 he lost second place to a broken bicycle, a flat tyre and a ten minute penalty because his wife had handed him drinks. He was also the first Belgian to win a stage of the Giro d'Italia. After racing he ran a bicycle shop in Brussels and managed the young Eddy Merckx. His older brother Julien Vervaecke finished third in the 1927 Tour de France.
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was a Belgian professional cycling racist from 1930 to 1939
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Vervaecke started a bicycle shop in Brussels. He was the first manager of Eddy Merckx.
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was a Belgian professional cycling racist from 1930 to 1939
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was a Belgian professional cycling racist from 1930 to 1939
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In the Tour de France he showed good results, finishing three times on the podium
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He was the first Belgian cyclist to win a stage in the Giro d'Italia.
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