Edward Sels

Edward Sels ( born August 27, 1941 in Vorselaar ) is a former Belgian cyclist.

1961 Edward Sels Belgian military champion in the road race; the following year he took on the Belgian Amateur Championships and won the third place in the Tour of Flanders in the U23 class. He competed at the UCI Road World Championships in the same year, but the race could not deny to an end; after Reichung a drink by his coach, he had fallen from the wheel with cramps, he reported later.

Then Sels stepped over to the professionals. As such, he won numerous victories in the Belgian criteria, but was also an international success. He won several stages in the Vuelta a Espana, reached top positions at Paris- Roubaix, Gent- Wevelgem, Omloop Het Volk, won the 1967 Ronde van Limburg, the Grand Prix of the canton of Aargau and 1968 the race Schaal Sels Merksem.

1964 Sels Belgian road champion of professionals; In 1965, he won Paris -Brussels and 1966, the Tour of Flanders. Five times he took 1964-1970 at the Tour de France in part, in the discharge 1964 he won four stages, wore the yellow jersey for two days and was 33rd overall. In four other appearances, he gave up prematurely, but could win another stage in 1965 and 1966 show despite his later role in the rating for the green jersey in third place.

In 1971 it went sporty with Edward Sels downhill. In 1972, he got the last time a contract with " Goldor - IJsboerke "; However, there was controversy because his brother sold as the brand Goldor in his Getränkehandel another beer. Sels stepped back from cycling and opened his hand, a beverage trade.

Edward Sels came from very poor circumstances; He was born during the war in a caravan and had four siblings. His sister Rosa 1960 Belgian road champion and 1960 and 1963 Vice World Champion, and his younger brother Karel was a good racer.