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| Full name | Albert Dejonghe |
| Born | (1894-02-14)14 February 1894 Middelkerke, Belgium |
| Died | 23 February 1981(1981-02-23) (aged 87) Middelkerke, Belgium |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
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Albert Dejonghe (14 February 1894 – 23 February 1981) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He won Paris–Roubaix in 1922, one stage in the 1923 Tour de France and finished 5th and 6th in the 1925 and 1926 Tour de France.
In 1919 following The Great War a race was held touring the battlefields of Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Dejonghe won stage two of the race but did not end up placing highly overall.[1] In 1922 Dejonghe won Paris–Roubaix a cycling monument.[2] He is one of two cyclists to ever win the prestigious race while sporting a mustache.[3]
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