Jan Adriaensens
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| Full name | Cesar Jan Adriaensens | ||
| Born | 6 June 1932 Willebroek, Belgium |
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| 1952–1953 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 |
Libertas Rochet–Dunlop Libertas–Huret Plume–Vainqueur Dossche Sport l'Express Rochet–Dunlop Alpa Libertas–Huret Terrot–Hutchinson Plume–Vainqueur Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Carpano–Coppi Carpano Elvé–Peugeot Peugeot–BP–Dunlop Philco Groene Leeuw–SAS–Sinalco |
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| Infobox last updated on 1 July 2008 |
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Jan (Cesar Jan) Adriaensens (born 6 June 1932 in Willebroek[1]) is a former Belgian road bicycle racer. He finished twice on the podium of the Tour de France, with a third place in 1956 and in 1960. In both these years, he wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
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[edit] Major victories
- 1955
- 1st in Tour of Morocco
- 1956
- 1st stage Four Days of Dunkirk
- 4th stage Four Days of Dunkirk
- Winner Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1957
- 3rd stage Paris–Nice
- 7th stage Vuelta a España
- 1958
- Tour du Tessin
- 1961
- Flèche Hesbignonne Evernijs (Cras Avernas)
[edit] Major endings
- 1955
- 5th in de La Flèche Wallonne
- 5th in Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1956
- 3rd in the Tour de France
- 1957
- 3rd in Paris–Brussels
- 1958
- 4th in the Tour de France
- 1959
- 2nd place in the Belgian national championship
- 1960
- 3rd in the Tour de France
[edit] Tour de France results
- 1953 – 45th
- 1955 – 28th
- 1956 – 3rd, wearing yellow jersey for three days
- 1957 – 9th
- 1958 – 4th
- 1959 – 7th
- 1960 – 3rd, wearing yellow jersey for four days
- 1961 – 10th
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Palmares (French)
- Jan Adriaensens profile at Cycling Archives
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