Jan Adriaensens Explained

Jan Adriaensens
Fullname:Cesar Jan Adriaensens
Birth Date:1932 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Willebroek, Belgium
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1952–1953
Proteam1:Libertas
Proyears2:1953
Proteam2:Rochet–Dunlop
Proyears3:1954
Proteam3:Libertas–Huret
Proteam4:Plume–Vainqueur
Proteam5:Dossche Sport
Proteam6:l'Express
Proteam7:Rochet–Dunlop
Proteam8:Alpa
Proyears9:1955
Proteam9:Libertas–Huret
Proteam10:Terrot–Hutchinson
Proteam11:Plume–Vainqueur
Proyears12:1956
Proteam12:Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
Proyears13:1957
Proteam13:Carpano–Coppi
Proyears14:1958
Proteam14:Carpano
Proyears15:1959
Proteam15:Elvé–Peugeot
Proteam16:Peugeot–BP–Dunlop
Proyears17:1960
Proteam17:Philco
Proyears18:1961
Proteam18:Groene Leeuw–SAS–Sinalco
Majorwins:Four Days of Dunkirk (1956)

Jan (Cesar Jan) Adriaensens (6 June 1932 - 2 October 2018)[1]) was a 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

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/adriaensens_jan.php memoire-du-cyclisme.net