Robert Wancour (11 December 1884 – 26 November 1976) was a Belgian road cyclist.
Biography Wancour was born in Wervik, Belgium in 1884. He was a professional cyclist from 1906 to 1911. He a was nicknamed "The Giant of Wervik" (De Reus van Wervik) because of his unusual height of 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in). He was particularly successful in regional races. In 1907 he won 31 races, most of them in Wallonia, where he settled in Ligny after his marriage.
Wancour also competed in main international cycling classics. He had a podium finish at the 1907 Paris–Brussels and competed at the 1906 Tour de France.
He became the first winner of the Championship of Flanders in in 1908 beating Firmin Lambot who finished second. He successfully defended his title in 1909 winning ahead of Odile Defraye and Marcel Buysse.
Sportwereld wrote in 1933 why he never had a main international breakthrough: "Cyriel always drank water and never stayed up late. Robert never drank water and always stayed up late."
Major results 1906 3rd Ougrée-Marche-Ougrée
1907 Belgian National Road Championships 1st Ligny 1st Moustier 1st Monceau-sur-Sambre 1st Mons 1st Laken 1st Beyne-Heusay 1st Sombreffe 1st Keumiée 2nd Saint-Servais 2nd Keumiée 3rd Paris–Brussels
1908 1st Charleroi–Beaumont–Charleroi 1st Bierwart Championship of Flanders 2nd Velaine-sur-Sambre 5th overall Tour of Belgium 2nd Stage 2
1909 Championship of Flanders
1910 1st La Louvière
1911 2nd Liège–Charleroi
Grand Tour and Classic results timeline Race 1906 1907 1908 1909 Tour de France DNF — — — Paris–Brussels — — — National Championships (road race) —3 — — Championship of Flanders — —11
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External links Image of Wancour