- Gaston De Wachter was born on January 29, 1926 in Schelle, Flanders, Belgium. He died on November 29, 2020 in Berendrecht, Flanders, Belgium.
- He would later become known as the regular pacesetter (dernyman) of Herman Vanspringel, with whom he won Bordeaux-Paris several times in the 1970s and 1980s.
- He was to be feared in the many funfair races from that time, especially because of his lightning-fast sprint.
- As a cyclist, Gaston De Wachter was not really a winner in the classic races in the fifties. Although he did collect a string of places of honor.
- He was active as a cyclist between 1947 and 1956.
- He became first in the Ronde van Limburg and Putte-Mechelen.
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