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{{Short description|Belgian cyclist}}
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{{Infobox cyclist
| name          = Romain Gijssels
| image         =Romain Gijssels, vainqueur de Bordeaux-Paris le 22 mai 1932.jpg
| fullname      = Romain Gijssels
| nickname      =
| birth_date    = {{birth date|df=yes|1907|03|10}}
| birth_place   = Belgium
| death_date    = {{death date and age|df=yes|1978|03|31|1907|03|10}}
| height        =
| weight        =
| currentteam   =
| discipline    = Road
| role          = Rider
| ridertype     =
| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1  =
| proyears1     = 1930–1934
| proteam1      = Dilecta
| proyears2     = 1935
| proteam2      = Dilecta and JB Louvet
| proyears3     = 1936
| proteam3      = Dilecta
| majorwins     = Tour of Flanders (2x)<br/>Paris–Roubaix
}}

'''Romain Gijssels''' ([[Ninove|Denderwindeke]], 10 March 1907 – Paris, 31 March 1978) was a Belgian professional [[road bicycle racer]] between 1930 and 1936.

In 1932, Gijssels won both the [[Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]] and [[Paris–Roubaix]]<ref name="bikeraceinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://bikeraceinfo.com/classics/paris-roubaix/pr1932.html |title=33rd Paris&nbsp;– Roubaix, 1932 |access-date=10 April 2015 |work=bikeraceinfo}}</ref> in the same season, which (up to 2024) has only been accomplished by eleven riders.

== Major achievements ==
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;1931
: '''[[Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]]'''
: '''[[GP Wolber|Grand Prix Wolber]]'''
: 2nd, Bordeaux–Paris
: 3rd, [[Paris–Brussels]]
;1932
: '''[[Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]]'''
: '''[[1932 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]'''
: '''[[Bordeaux–Paris]]'''
;1933
: '''Marseille-Lyon'''
: '''St Niklaas'''
: 2nd, Critérium des As
: 3rd, Tour of Flanders
: 3rd, Bordeaux–Paris
;1934
: '''Paris-Belfort'''
: 2nd, [[Paris–Tours]]
: 32nd, [[1934 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
;1935
: 3rd, [[Critérium des As]]
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==References==
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{{Tour of Flanders winners}}
{{Paris–Roubaix winners}}
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[[Category:1907 births]]
[[Category:1978 deaths]]
[[Category:Belgian male cyclists]]
[[Category:Cyclists from Ninove]]
[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]


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