Eddy Pauwels

Eddy Pauwels
Pauwels at the 1964 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameEddy Pauwels
Born(1935-05-02)2 May 1935
Bornem, Belgium
Died6 March 2017(2017-03-06) (aged 81)
Bornem
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1958Libertas–Dr. Mann
1959Flandria–Dr.Mann
1960–1962Dr. Mann–Dossche Sport
1962–1963Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
1964Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop
1965–1966Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
Major wins
4 stages, Tour de France

Eddy Pauwels (2 May 1935 – 6 March 2017) was a Belgian racing cyclist from 1958 to 1966. He won 4 stages in the Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in total. In 1962, Pauwels won the combativity award in the Tour de France. He died on 6 March 2017 at the age of 81.[1]