Frans Maassen

Franciscus ("Frans") Albertus Antonius Johannes Maassen (born 27 January 1965 in Haelen, Limburg) is a directeur sportif and former Dutch professional road racing cyclist between 1987 and 1995. He completed seven Tour de France stage races, twice won the Tour of Belgium and captured the 1994 Tour de Luxembourg.

Since 2005, Maassen has served as the assistant directeur sportif for the Rabobank, a Netherlands-based UCI ProTour team.

[edit] Major achievements

First year as a professional

1988 – Superconfext: 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium (and Stage 3 win); 3rd, Three Days of De Panne
1989 – Superconfext: Netherlands National Road Cycling Championships; 1st, Wincanton Classic; 2nd, Milan-Sanremo
1990 – Buckler: 1st, Stage 1, Tour de France; 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium (and Prologue and Stage 5a wins); 1st, GP Eddy Merckx; 1st, GP Fourmies; 1st, Overall. Étoile de Bessèges
1991 – Buckler: 1st, Amstel Gold Race; 2nd, Three Days of De Panne; 1st, Overall, Ronde van Nederland
1992 – Buckler: 1st, Three Days of De Panne; 5th, Ronde van Vlaanderen
1993 – WordPerfect: 2nd, Ronde van Vlaanderen; 2nd, Three Days of De Panne
1994 – WordPerfect: 1st, Overall, Tour de Luxembourg; 3rd, Three Days of De Panne
1995 – Novell: -