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Jérôme Declercq was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1930 Tour de France.
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References
- ↑ "Pierre Jouel". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ "Tour de France 1930". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ ""24ème Tour de France 1930". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
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