Julien Stevens
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Julien Stevens |
Date of birth | February 25, 1943 |
Country | Belgium |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road and track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Major wins | |
Belgium champion track cycling Stage in Tour de France Stage in Vuelta a España |
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May 15, 2007 |
Medal record | |||
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Competitor for Belgium | |||
Road bicycle racing | |||
World Championships | |||
Silver | 1969 Zolder | Elite Men's Road Race |
Julien Stevens (Mechelen, February 25, 1943) is a retired Belgian cyclist who raced from 1963 to 1977. Stevens spent most part of his career employed to help other riders, such as Rik van Steenbergen, Rik van Looy and Eddy Merckx. In 1969, the road world championship in Zolder he got clear with Dutchman Harm Ottenbros but lost the sprint.
Stevens was also active in track cycling, where he was Belgian national champion in many competitions.
[edit] Major victories
- 1966
- Volta a Catalunya: 5th stage
- 1968
- Belgian national cycling road champion
- Belgian national cycling track pursuit champion
- GP Pino Cerami
- 1969
- Tour de Suisse: 8th stage
- 1969 Tour de France: 2nd stage
- 1972
- Six Days of Ghent
- Six days of Montréal
- 1973
- Belgian national cycling track omnium champion
- Belgian national cycling track team pursuit champion
- 1974
- Six Days of Ghent
- Tour of Belgium: Stage 5a
- 1975
- Vuelta a España: Stage 19
- 1976
- Belgian national cycling track half fond champion