Jules Lowie
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Jules Lowie was a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 racing cyclist. His major win was Paris–Nice in 1938.

A native of the East Flanders
East Flanders
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...

 town of Nokere, Jules Lowie died in Deinze
Deinze
Deinze is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Deinze proper and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Meigem, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, Sint-Martens-Leerne, Vinkt, Wontergem and Zeveren. On January 1,...

 two months short of his 47th birthday.

Palmares

  • Gent–Wevelgem - 7th (1945)
  • Flèche Wallonne
    • 4th (1944)
    • 8th (1943)
    • 10th (1945)
  • Paris–Roubaix - 2nd (1943)
  • Ronde van Vlaanderen
    • 5th (1942)
    • 7th (1935-1938-1941)
  • Paris–Nice (1938)
    • 10th (1946)
  • Paris-St. Etienne - 1 stage (1938)
  • Tour de France
    1935 Tour de France
    The 1935 Tour de France was the 29th Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 28, 1935. It consisted of 21 stages over 4,338 km, ridden at an average speed of 30.650 km/h. Although the French team was favourite, Belgian Romain Maes took the lead in the first stage, and never gave it away...

     - 5th
  • Paris–Tours - 9th (1935)
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