Georges Ronsse [SEP] place of death
Georges Ronsse
Georges Ronsse (4 March 1906, Antwerp - 4 July 1969, Berchem) was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who raced between 1926 and 1938.
In addition to his several national and world championships, Ronsse won several of the "classic" races in road cycling including the 1925 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the 1927 Paris–Roubaix, and the 1927, 1929 and 1930 editions of the now-defunct Bordeaux–Paris
1928 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
The men's road race at the 1928 UCI Road World Championships was the second edition of the event. The race took place on Thursday 16 August 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. The race was won by Georges Ronsse of Belgium.