Jozef Spruyt

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Jozef Spruyt
Personal information
Full name Jozef Spruyt
Date of birth February 25, 1943 (1943-02-25) (age 65)
Country Flag of Belgium Belgium
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
3 stages Tour de France
Brabantse Pijl
Infobox last updated on:
June 4, 2008

Jozef Spruyt also written Joseph Spruyt (born February 25, 1943 in Viersel, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Spruyt was a professional from 1965 to 1975. Spruyt won three stage wins in the Tour de France; one in 1969, one in 1970 and one in 1974. He also wore the maillot jaune for one day in the 1967 Tour de France. Other highlights from his career include winning Brabantse Pijl and the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen.

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1963
Gent-Ieper
1965
Druivenkoers
1966
Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
1967
Turnhout
Assent
Tour de France:
Leading general classification after stage 4
1968
Kessel - Lier
Mol
1969
Tour de France:
Winner stage 22A
Stabroek
Turnhout
1970
Tour de France:
Winner stage 5B
1971
Brabantse Pijl
1973
Tessenderlo
Willebroek
Eernegem
1974
Tour de France:
Winner stage 12
1976
Melle

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NAME Spruyt, Jozef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1943-02-25
PLACE OF BIRTH Viersel, Belgium
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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