Albertus "Ab" Geldermans (17 March 1935 – 20 April 2025) was a Dutch professional
road bicycle racer
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and
directeur sportif
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. He was professional from 1959 to 1966 and rode seven editions of the
Tour de France
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. In 1962 he finished fifth overall and wore the
yellow jersey
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History
For the first t ...
for two days. In 1960 Geldermans won
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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and won the
Deutschland Tour
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. In 1962 he was Dutch road race champion. Afterwards he became
directeur sportif
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of the Dutch national
cycling team
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that competed in the
1967 Tour de France
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and directed
Jan Janssen
Johannes Adrianus "Jan" Janssen (born 19 May 1940) is a Dutch former professional cyclist. He was UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, the first Dutch rider ...
to victory in the
1968 Tour de France
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.
Geldermans died on 20 April 2025, at the age of 90. He had been the oldest living Tour de France' yellow-jersey holder up until his death.
Major results
;1957
:Ronde van Gouda
:Ronde van het IJsselmeer
:Ronde van Zuid-Holland
;1958
:Noordwijkerhout
;1959
:Beverwijk
:Merelbeke
:Merksem
:Wielsbeke
;1960
:
Deutschland Tour
The Deutschland Tour (English: ''Tour of Germany'' and sometimes ''Deutschland-Rundfahrt'' in German) is the most important Race stage, multi-stage road bicycle racing, road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but fro ...
:Weekend Ardennais
:
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
;1961
:Menton-Roma
:Millau
:
Four Days of Dunkirk
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;1962
:
Dutch National Road Race Championship
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Men
Until 1927, the race wa ...
: national time trial champion
:
Tour de France
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:
::5th place overall classification
::Wearing
yellow jersey
The general classification of the Tour de France is the most important classification of the race and determines the winner of the race. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification has worn the yellow jersey ( ).
History
For the first t ...
for two days
:Pontivy
:
Vuelta a España
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:
::Winner stage 10
::10th place overall classification
;1963
:GP du Midi-Libre
:Manché-Océan
;1964
:
Grand Prix du Parisien
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See also
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References
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Albertus GeldermansAb Geldermansat ProCycling Stats
1935 births
2025 deaths
Sportspeople from Beverwijk
Cyclists from North Holland
Dutch male cyclists
Dutch Vuelta a España stage winners
Directeur sportifs
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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