Jan Adriaensens
Personal information | |
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Full name | Cesar Jan Adriaensens |
Born |
Willebroek, Belgium | 6 June 1932
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1952–1953 | Libertas |
1953 | Rochet–Dunlop |
1954 | Libertas–Huret |
Plume–Vainqueur | |
Dossche Sport | |
l'Express | |
Rochet–Dunlop | |
Alpa | |
1955 | Libertas–Huret |
Terrot–Hutchinson | |
Plume–Vainqueur | |
1956 | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson |
1957 | Carpano–Coppi |
1958 | Carpano |
1959 | Elvé–Peugeot |
Peugeot–BP–Dunlop | |
1960 | Philco |
1961 | Groene Leeuw–SAS–Sinalco |
Major wins | |
Four Days of Dunkirk (1956) | |
Infobox last updated on 1 July 2008 |
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.
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)
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
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
References
External links
- Palmares (French)
- Jan Adriaensens profile at Cycling Archives
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