Frans Brands Explained

Frans Brands
Full Name:Frans Brands
Birth Date:1940 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Berendrecht, Belgium
Death Place:Blankenberge, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:1 stage 1963 Tour de France
1 stage 1965 Giro d'Italia

Frans Brands (31 May 1940 in Berendrecht  - 9 February 2008 in Blankenberge) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Brands won a stage in the 1963 Tour de France and in the 1965 Giro d'Italia, and was the winner of the 1967 Tour de Luxembourg.

Major results

1961
  • Rummen
    1963
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 18
    1964
  • München - Zürich
  • Pléneour-Lanver
  • GP Stad Vilvoorde
  • Sint-Amandsberg
  • Omloop Hageland-Zuiderkempen
  • Zellik
  • Kapellen
    1965
  • Roosendaal
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Winner stage 8
  • Stabroek
  • Sint-Lenaerts
  • Bilzen
  • Ossendrecht
  • Nationale Sluitingsprijs
  • Tour de France
  • 8th place overall classification
    1966
  • Omloop van West-Brabant
  • Polder-Kempen
  • Visé
  • Essen
    1967
  • Omloop der drie Proviniciën
  • De Pinte
  • Tour de Luxembourg
  • Auvelais
    1968
  • Nokere Koerse
  • Herenthout
  • Oud-Turnhout
  • Buggenhout
  • Nationale Sluitingsprijs
    1969
  • Mortsel
  • Houtem
    1970
  • Belsele - Puivelde
  • Sint-Kwintens-Lennik
  • Wilrijk
    1971
  • Antwerpen

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