Maurice De Simpelaere was born on May 28, 1920. He died on January 30, 2005.The Belgian rider won
one of the five monuments in cycling.
He also won another one-day classic.
De Simpelaere won the 1944 Paris-Roubaix Classic in front of Jules Rossi of Italy and Louis Thietard of France.
De Simpelaere also won the Ghent-Wevelgem Classic in 1947.
Maurice De Simpelaere
