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Jean Aerts (8 September 1907 – 15 June 1992) was a Belgian
road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
who specialized as a sprinter. Aerts became the first man to win both the world amateur (1927) and professional (1935) road race championships. In 1935, Aerts captured first place and the gold medal at the professional
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in
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, Belgium. In 1927 professional and amateur riders rode concurrently at the
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in Germany and Aerts finished 5th, the highest ranked amateur. He also competed in three events at the
1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...
. Although he lacked climbing ability for major tours, he used his sprinting ability to win 11 stages of the
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
, including six in 1933.


Major results


Amateur

;1926 : 2nd National Road Championships, Amateur Road Race ;1927 :
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:: 1st Amateur Road Race ::5th Men's Road Race : 1st National Road Championships, Amateur Road Race :1st La Haye-Bruxelles :1st GP Egg-Tiberghien ;1928 : 1st National Road Championships, Amateur Road Race : 3rd
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, Amateur Road Race


Professional

;1929 : 2nd Overall
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:: Winner stages 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 :1st Tour du Sud-Ouest :1st Villeneuve sur Lot :1st Circuit de la Chalosse :6th
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
:7th
Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
;1930 :
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
: :: Winner stage 6 :1st GP du Marthonnais : 2nd GP de la Tribune Républicaine :3rd Overall
Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'') is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is ...
:6th
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
:7th
Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
:8th
Paris–Brussels The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
:8th
GP Wolber The GP Wolber was a French cycling event in the 1920s. It was considered a kind of unofficial World Championship. Only cyclists who finished in the top-3 of the major French, Italian, Belgian and Swiss races were invited. The first GP Wolber was ...
;1931 :1st
Paris–Brussels The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
:1st Circuit du Midi :1st Wanze :3rd
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races: * Tour of Flanders (men's race) The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
;1932 :
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 13th place Overall classification :: Winner stage 1 :1st Prix Goullet-Fogler (with Omer De Bruycker) :1st Grand Critérium d'Europe :2nd Paris-Belfort :2nd Circuit du Morbihan :4th
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
:4th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races: * Tour of Flanders (men's race) The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
:5th
Paris–Brussels The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar. History Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
;1933 :
Tour of Belgium The Tour of Belgium (; ) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not org ...
: :: Overall winner :: Winner stages 2, 3 and 5 :
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: 9th place Overall classification :: Winner stages 4, 15, 17, 19, 20 and 21 : 1 stage
Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
;1934 : 1 stage
Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
:1st Paris - Boulogne-sur-Mer :1st Critérium de Bâle ;1935 : 1st Road race,
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:
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:: Winner stages 4, 8, 10 and 19 :: 29th place overall classification :1st Paris - Vichy :1st Zürich Criterium :3rd
Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
;1936 : 1st National Road Championships, Road Race : 1st Critérium de Pau ;1937 : 1st London Criterium


Track

;1936 :1st Brussels (
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) :2nd
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(with Albert Buysse) :3rd
Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners References External links

Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with
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) ;1937 :1st
Six Days of Brussels The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium. Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners References External links

Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with Omer De Bruycker) :1st Six Days of Paris (with Omer De Bruycker) ;1941 : 1st
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Stayers ;1942 : 1st
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Stayers ;1943 : 3rd
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Stayers


References


External links

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Official Tour de France results for Jean Aerts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aerts, Jean 1907 births 1992 deaths Belgian male cyclists Belgian Tour de France stage winners UCI Road World Champions (elite men) People from Laeken Tour de Suisse stage winners Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Brussels 20th-century Belgian sportsmen