Charly Gaul
Charly Gaul , born the December 8th 1932 with Pfaffenthal (Luxembourg) and deceased the December 6th 2005 with Luxembourg, was a racing cyclist. Called Climbing winged the , the Angel of the mountain , its lieutenant was Marcel Ernzer. It is recognized to have been one of largest climbing of the century, and particularly appreciated the bad weather conditions, in which it managed to widen gigantic gaps and to upset the general classification of the turns of Italy or France.
It spends professional in May 1953 at Terrot. It disputes its last professional season in 1965.
Teams
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1953: Terrot - Hutchinson (France)
- 1954: Terrot - Hutchinson (France)
- 1955: Tycoon - Debon (France)
- 1956: Faema - Guerra (Spain)
- 1957: Faema - Guerra (Belgium)
- 1958: Faema - Guerra (Italy)
- 1959: Emi - Guerra (Italy)
- 1960: Emi (Italy)
- 1961: Gazzola (Italy)
- 1962: Gazzola - Fiorelli (Italy)
- 1963: Peugeot - BP (France)
- 1964: Individual (Unknown)
- 1965: Lamot - Libertas (Belgium)
Prize list
- Tour de France: 1958
- Turn of Italy: 1956, 1959
- Victoire of 11 stages on the Turn of Italy
- Turn of Luxembourg: 1956,1959,1961
- Champion of Luxembourg: 1956,1957,1959,1960,1961,1962 (road)
- Champion of Luxembourg: 1954,1962 (cyclo-cross)
- Turn of South-east: 1955
- Circuit of the six-provinces: 1954
- Rise of the Faron Mount: 1958
- 3rd of the Desgrange-Colombo Challenge: 1958
- Nice Edmond Trophy (exploit cyclist of the year): 1958
Results on the Tour de France
- Tour de France 1953: Abandonment (6th stage)
- Tour de France 1954: Abandonment (12th stage)
- Tour de France 1955: 3rd of general classification, victorious of two stages and better climbing
- Tour de France 1956: 13th of general classification, victorious of two stages and better climbing
- Tour de France 1957: Abandonment (2nd stage)
- Tour de France 1958: Winner of the general classification and victorious of four stages
- Tour de France 1959: 12th of the general classification and victorious of a stage
- Tour de France 1961: 3rd of the general classification and victorious of a stage
- Tour de France 1962: 9th of general classification
- Tour de France 1963: Abandonment (16th stage)
Results on the Turn of Italy
- Turn of Italy 1956: Winner of general classification, victorious of three stages
- Turn of Italy 1957: 4th of the general classification and victorious of two stages after a stage of the " assemble bandone" terrible, it marked the history of cycling!
- Turn of Italy 1958: 3rd of the general classification and victorious of a stage
- Turn of Italy 1959: Winner general classification, victorious of three stages and better climbing
- Turn of Italy 1960: 3rd of the general classification and victorious of a stage
- Turn of Italy 1961: 4th of the general classification and victorious of a stage
- Turn of Italy 1962: Abandonment
Results on the Turn of Spain
- Turn of Spain 1960: Abandonment
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