Jan Engels
Personal information | |
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Full name | Jan Engels |
Nickname | de Krol |
Born | Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium | 11 May 1922
Died | 17 April 1972 Heverlee, Belgium | (aged 49)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1945) |
Jan Engels or Jean Engels (11 May 1922, Sint-Genesius-Rode – 17 April 1972, Heverlee) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1945 to 1952 and won 7 victories. He wore the yellow jersey in the 1948 Tour de France.[1] His victories included the 1945 edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège,
Major results[]
- 1944
- Pamel
- 1945
- GP des Ardennes
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Sint-Genesius-Rode
- 1947
- Roubaix–Huy
- 1948
- Tour de France:
- Wore yellow jersey for one day
References[]
- ^ "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
Jan Engels
External links[]
- Jean Engels at Cycling Archives
- Jean Engels at ProCyclingStats
- Jean Engels - official Tour de France results
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 1972 deaths
- Belgian male cyclists
- People from Sint-Genesius-Rode
- Sportspeople from Flemish Brabant
- Belgian cycling biography, 1920s birth stubs