Johan Wellens (born 14 February 1956) is a Belgian former

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. He rode in the

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. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclists

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and Leo Wellens and the uncle of cyclist

Tim Wellens Tim Wellens (born 10 May 1991) is a Belgian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the son of former racing cyclist Leo Wellens and the nephew of cyclists Paul and Johan Wellens. Career Born in Sint-Truiden, ...

. At the 1981 Tour, he and his brothers all rode for the

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team as

domestique In road bicycle racing, a domestique is a rider who works for the benefit of their team and leader, rather than trying to win the race. In French, ''domestique'' translates as "servant".However, in French, the term used is ''équipier''. In Ita ...

s for

Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist who was twice world road race champion. His career coincided with the best years of another Belgian rider, Eddy Merckx, and supporters and reporters were sp ...

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* 1956 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclists from Hasselt 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1950s-stub