Marcel Buysse

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 Norbert Buysse and Albert Buysse.

Major results

1910
 Moorslede
1912
Tour de France:
4th place overall classification
1913
Tour de France:
3rd place overall classification
Winner stages 4, 7, 11, 12, 14 and 15
 Stage 3 Ronde van België
1914
 Stage 1 Ronde van België
 Tour of Flanders
1919
Giro d'Italia:
3rd place overall classification
1920
 Six Days of Brussels (with Alfons Spiessens)
1921
 Paris — Dinant
 Arlon — Oostende
1922
 Six Days of Ghent (with Oscar Egg)

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Category:Belgian male cyclists
Category:Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Category:1889 births
Category:1939 deaths
Category:People from Deinze
Category:Tour de France cyclists
Category:Sportspeople from East Flanders