Jean Aerts

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Jean Aerts (Laken, 8 September 1907 – 15 June 1992) was a Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a sprinter. Aerts became the first man to win both the world amateur (1927) and professional (1935) road race championships. In 1935, Aerts captured first place and the gold medal at the professional World Cycling Championship in Floreffe, Belgium.

In 1927, professional and amateur riders rode concurrently at the Nürburgring in Germany and Aerts finished 5th overall, the highest ranked amateur of the event.

Although he lacked the climbing ability to be a factor in the major tours, he used his sprinting ability to win 11 stages of the Tour de France, including six in 1933.

[edit] Major achievements

1936

1st, Belgium National Road Race Championship

1935

1st (Gold), World Cycling Championships Road Race
29th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 4
- 1st, Stage 8
- 1st, Stage 10
- 1st, Stage 19

1934

1st, 1 stage, Tour de Suisse

1933

1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium
- 1st, Stage 2
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
9th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 4
- 1st, Stage 15
- 1st, Stage 17
- 1st, Stage 19
- 1st, Stage 20
- 1st, Stage 21
1st, 1 stage, Paris-Nice