Antoon van Schendel (

Lage Zwaluwe Lage Zwaluwe is a village in the municipality Drimmelen, North Brabant, the Netherlands. The Lage Zwaluwe railway station and the Moerdijk bridges lie to the west of the village. History The village was first mentioned in as 1291 Zwaluwe, and ...

, 9 May 1910 –

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, 6 August 1990) was a Dutch professional

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. Born in the Netherlands, Antoon van Schendel became a professional cyclist in France. The highlight of his career was his stage victory (the 63-km Stage 10a) in the

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. Antoon van Schendel was an older brother of cyclist Albert van Schendel, who also won one stage in the Tour de France.

Major results

;1935 :Circuit de Samatan :GP Beauville :GP Peugeot ;1938 :

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: ::Winner stage 10A

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Antoon van Schendel
1910 births 1990 deaths Dutch male cyclists Dutch Tour de France stage winners People from Drimmelen Cyclists from North Brabant 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub