Sylvère Maes

Sylvère Maes was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939. In 1937, Maes left the 1937 Tour de France together with his Belgian team while he was leading the general classification, in response to actions from French spectators and decisions from the jury.

27 August 1909

Born on the same birth date (27 August 1909): Charles Pozzi • Lester Young

Born on the same birth day (27 August): Charles G. Dawes • Don Bradman • Douglas R. Campbell • Gordon Bashford • Joel Grant • Jonny Moseley • Karl Unterkircher • Ogie Alcasid • Olivier Le Gac • Philippe Vallois • Pokwang • Tom Berryhill

Born in the same month (August 1909): Bruce Matthews (Canadian Army officer) • Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham • Eric Davies • Ferenc Fejtő • Julius J. Epstein • Uku Masing • Walter Van Tilburg Clark • Wilf Copping • Willa Beatrice Player • Yūji Koseki