Sjefke Janssen (28 October 1919 – 3 December 2014) was a Dutch professional

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. He is most known for his bronze medal in the Elite race of the

1947 UCI Road World Championships The 1947 UCI Road World Championships was the twentieth edition of the UCI Road World Championships. It took place on 3 August 1947 in Reims, France. The championships were held on a 7.8-kilometre circuit for the amateurs and professionals. In ...

. Janssen was a professional cyclist from 1946 through 1954. After retiring, he became a cycling team-manager and owned a bicycle shop in Elsloo.

Personal life

Janssen was born and died in Elsloo. At the time of his death, Janssen was the oldest living Dutch Tour de France racer.Oud-renner Sjef Janssen (95) overleden
- KNWU (Dutch cycling association) He was the father of Dutch Olympic team dressage coach Sjef Janssen.

Major results

;1944 : Independent Road Race Champion ;1946 - Bloc Centauro ;1947 - Magneet :

Dutch National Road Race Championship The Dutch National Road Race Championships take place annually, on the weekend prior to the start of the Tour de France. First held in 1888, today it is organized by the Top Sports Group, commissioned by the KNWU. Men Until 1927, the race wa ...

: World Road Race Championship : 32nd,

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 ...

;1948 - Magneet, Garin-Wolber : 36th,

;1949 - Magneet :

: 5th,

Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a UCI race classifications, 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the UCI World Tour, World Tour, by the ...

;1950 - RIH, Terrot, Magneet : 1st, Stage 2,

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: 3rd, National Road Race Championship ;1951 - Ceylon, Prisma ;1952 - Express, Venz ;1953 - Locomotief : 8th,

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;1954 - Locomotief

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Sjefke Janssen
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