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Jan Adriaensens
Adriaensens in 1960
Personal information
Full nameCesar Jan Adriaensens
Born(1932-06-06)6 June 1932
Willebroek, Belgium
Died2 October 2018(2018-10-02) (aged 86)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1952–1953Libertas
1953Rochet–Dunlop
1954Libertas–Huret
0Plume–Vainqueur
0Dossche Sport
0l'Express
0Rochet–Dunlop
0Alpa
1955Libertas–Huret
0Terrot–Hutchinson
0Plume–Vainqueur
1956Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1957Carpano–Coppi
1958Carpano
1959Elvé–Peugeot
0Peugeot–BP–Dunlop
1960Philco
1961Groene Leeuw–SAS–Sinalco
Major wins
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

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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

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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

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References

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