title: Edward Sels
text: # Edward Sels
  
  Edward Sels (born 27 August 1941 at Vorselaar, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1963 to 1972, winning 35 races. He was road champion of Belgium in 1961 (Military) and 1964. He won seven stages in the Tour de France and one in the Giro d'Italia. He wore the yellow jersey for two days in the 1964 Tour de France. His sister, Rosa Sels, was a cyclist too.
  
  ## Major results
  
  ### 1962
  
      Tour of Flanders, U23
      Sint-Lenaerts
  
  ### 1963
  
      Antoing
      Bruxelles – Liège for independents (semi-professionals)
      Hoogstraten
      Machelen
      Sint-Lenaerts
  
  ### 1964
  
      Auvelais
      Braine-le-Comte
      Dendermonde
      Herentals
      Heusden O-Vlaanderen
      Belgium National road championship
      Tour de France:
         Winner stages 1, 11, 14 and 19
         Wearing yellow jersey for two days
      Oostrozebeke
      Opwijk
      Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
      Vuelta a España:
         Winner stage 1A
      Waregem
  
  ### 1965
  
      Ath
      Eeklo
      Issoire
      Lebbeke
      Lokeren
      Londerzeel
      Mol
      Paris–Brussels
      Saint-Claud
      Tour de France:
         Winner stage 7
      Westerlo
      Zwevegem
  
  ### 1966
  
      Aalst
      Bankprijs
      Herentals
      Laarne
      Libramont
      Tour de France:
         Winner stages 6 and 22A
      Mol
      Tour of Flanders
      Rumbeke
      Schaal Sels
      Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe (BEL)
      Stabroek
  
  ### 1967
  
      Antwerpse pijl
      Breendonk
      Circuit des Frontières
      Essen
      Garancières-en-Beauce
      GP Kanton Aargau Gippingen
      Kalmthout
      Ronde van Limburg
      Stekene
      Tessenderlo
      Westerlo
  
  ### 1968
  
      Auvelais
      Herne
      Honselersdijk
      Schaal Sels
      Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
      Sint-Katelijne-Waver
      Sint-Niklaas
  
  ### 1969
  
      Vuelta a España:
         Winner stage 6
  
  ### 1970
  
      Knokke
  