Jan Mertens (cyclist) explained

Jan Mertens
Birth Date:2 March 1904
Birth Place:Hoboken, Antwerp
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

Tour of Flanders (1928)

Schaal Sels (1926)

Proteam1:Labor-Dunlop
Proteam2:Thomann-Dunlop
Proyears1:1926-1927
Proyears2:1928
Proyears3:1928
Proteam3:Securitas
Proyears4:1929-1930
Proteam4:Alcyon-Dunlop

Jan Mertens (2 March 1904 in Hoboken, Antwerp – 21 June 1964) was a Belgian cyclist.[1] Professional from 1926 to 1931, he won the Tour of Flanders in 1928 and ranked fourth in the Tour de France in 1928.[2]

Major results

1922

3rd of Binche–Chimay–Binche

1924

3rd of the Belgian National Road Race Championships independents

1925

3rd of the Tour of Belgium independents

1926

Schaal Sels-Merksem

2nd of Scheldeprijs

1927

2nd stage of the Tour of Belgium

1928

Tour of Flanders

3rd of Scheldeprijs

4th overall of the Tour de France

Results in the Tour de France

26th

4th

15th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 . Jan Mertens . ProcyclingStats . en.
  2. Web site: 2023 . Jan Mertens . FirstCycling.com . en.