Jan (Cesar Jan) Adriaensens (6 June 1932 - 2 October 2018)memoire-du-cyclisme.net) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. He finished twice on the podium of the Tour de France, with a third place in 1956 and in 1960. In both these years, he wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Major victories
1955 1st in Tour of Morocco 1956 1st stage Four Days of Dunkirk 4th stage Four Days of Dunkirk Winner Four Days of Dunkirk 1957 3rd stage Paris–Nice 7th stage Vuelta a España 1958 Tour du Tessin 1961 Flèche Hesbignonne Evernijs (Cras Avernas)
Major endings
1955 5th in de La Flèche Wallonne 5th in Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1956 3rd in the Tour de France 1957 3rd in Paris–Brussels 1958 4th in the Tour de France 1959 2nd place in the Belgian national championship 1960 3rd in the Tour de France
Tour de France results 1953 – 45th 1955 – 28th 1956 – 3rd, wearing yellow jersey for three days 1957 – 9th 1958 – 4th 1959 – 7th 1960 – 3rd, wearing yellow jersey for four days 1961 – 10th
References
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