Jeng Kirchen Explained
| Jeng Kirchen |
| Fullname: | Jeng Kirchen |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Hostert, Luxembourg |
| Death Place: | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road
Cyclo-cross |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1943 |
| Proteam1: | Victoria |
| Proyears2: | 1945 - 1947 |
| Proteam2: | Rochet |
| Proyears3: | 1948 - 1953 |
| Proteam3: | Garin |
Jeng Kirchen (December 13, 1919 in Hostert – November 30, 2010) was a Luxembourgish road racing cyclist who twice finished 5th in the Tour de France. Kirchen won his native race, the Tour de Luxembourg, in 1952, and took a total of 16 professional wins. He was the uncle and great-uncle of fellow cyclists Erny Kirchen and Kim Kirchen.[1]
Major results
- 1943
4th,[2] Overall, Tour de Luxembourg
- 1945
1st, Metz - Luxembourg
11th, Grand Prix des Nations
- 1946 National Road Race Champion
1st, Stage 4, Tour de Luxembourg
7th, Overall, Tour de Luxembourg
- 1947
3rd, Overall, Tour de Luxembourg
18th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1948 National Cyclo-cross Championships
5th, Overall, Tour de Suisse
5th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1949
13th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1950
3rd, Overall, Tour de Luxembourg
4th, Overall, Tour de Suisse
5th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1951 National Road Race Champion
4th, Overall, Deutschland Tour
7th, Overall, Tour de Luxembourg
7th, Overall, Tour de Suisse
- 1952 National Cyclo-cross Championships
1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
6th, Overall, Deutschland Tour
- 1953
10th, Overall, Tour de LuxembourgNotes and References
- Web site: Doud vum fréiere Lëtzebuerger Vëlosprofi Jeng Kirchen. . 1 December 2010. rtl.lu. Luxembourgish. Death of the former Luxembourgish professional cyclist Jeng Kirchen. 26 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826214418/http://www.rtl.lu/sport/cyclissem/87411.html. 26 August 2018. dead.
- Web site: Tour de Luxembourg 1943.
