Tags: Cyclist.
Paul Deman (25 April 1889 Rekkem West Flanders Belgium – 31 July 1961 Outrijve Belgium) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for 15 years from 1909–1924 and a carpet maker by trade.He won the first Tour of Flanders race in 1913 at the age of 25 defeating a field of 37 riders over a 330 km course that ended with 4 laps of the wooden track around a small pond at Mariakerke the suburb of Ghent. He won the gruelling 592 km Bordeaux–Paris in 1914.
