Johan Wellens Explained

Johan Wellens
Birth Date:14 February 1956
Role:Rider

Johan Wellens (born 14 February 1956) is a Belgian former racing cyclist.[1] He rode in the 1981 Tour de France.[2] [3] He is the brother of fellow racing cyclists Paul and Leo Wellens and the uncle of cyclist Tim Wellens. At the 1981 Tour, he and his brothers all rode for the Sunair–Sport 80–Colnago team as domestiques for Freddy Maertens.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johan Wellens . Cycling Archives . 10 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Tour de France 1981 . Cycling Archives . 10 September 2020.
  3. Web site: 68ème Tour de France 1981. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20120121062422/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1981.php. 21 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Paul Wellens: de renner die Freddy Mercury inspireerde . Tagtik . 11 June 2021 . proximus.be. Dutch . Paul Wellens: the rider who inspired Freddy Mercury. 10 July 2022.

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