Gustave Danneels

Gustave Danneels
Gustave Danneels, 1934
Personal information
Full nameGustave Danneels
Born(1913-09-06)6 September 1913
Loos-en-Gohelle, France
Died13 April 1976(1976-04-13) (aged 62)
Knokke, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Paris–Tours (1934, 1936, 1937)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Leipzig Elite Men's Road Race
Bronze medal – third place 1935 Floreffe Elite Men's Road Race

Gustave Danneels (Loos-en-Gohelle, France, 6 September 1913 – Knokke, 13 April 1976) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is known for bronze medals in the 1934 and the 1935 UCI Road World Championships and his victories in Paris–Tours. When winning the 1936 edition of Paris-Tours Danneels was awarded the Ruban Jaune for recording the fastest time in a professional race.