Marcel Janssens (30 December 1931, in
Edegem – 29 July 1992, in
Nukerke) was a
Belgian professional
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 common ...
. Janssens won two stages in the
Tour de France, and finished 2nd place in 1957 after
Jacques Anquetil. He also won the 1960 edition of
Bordeaux–Paris. He finished third place in the
1959 Paris–Roubaix
The 1959 Paris–Roubaix was the 57th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 12 April 1959 and stretched from Paris to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Noël ...
.
Major results
;1945
:Oostrozebeke
;1951
: National amateur road race Championship
;1953
:Mortsel
:Bruxelles - Liège
:
Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
;1954
:Polder-Kempen
:Zingem
:Tongeren
;1955
:Aurillac
:Brasschaat
:Nederbrakel
:Wilrijk
:
Schelde-Dender-Leie
:Polder-Kempen
:GP du Brabant Wallon
:Tour de l'Ouest
;1956
:Wilrijk
;1957
:
Tour de France:
::Winner stage 4
::2nd place overall classification
;1958
:Waarschoot
;1959
:Antwerpen - Ougrée
:Aarschot
:
Tour de France:
::Winner stage 10
;1960
:Libourne
:
Bordeaux–Paris
;1961
:Zele
;1963
:Herenthout
References
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1931 births
1992 deaths
Belgian male cyclists
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
People from Edegem
Cyclists from Antwerp Province
20th-century Belgian people
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