 Sjefke Janssen (left) together with Jan Nolten (right) | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sjefke Janssen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1919-10-28)28 October 1919 Elsloo, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 December 2014(2014-12-03) (aged 95) | ||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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Sjefke Janssen (28 October 1919 – 3 December 2014) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the Elite race of the 1947 UCI Road World Championships. 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. He was the father of Dutch Olympic team dressage coach Sjef Janssen.
Major results
- 1944
Netherlands Independent Road Race Champion- 1946 - Bloc Centauro
- 1947 - Magneet
- Dutch National Road Race Championship
World Road Race Championship- 32nd, Tour de France
- 1948 - Magneet, Garin-Wolber
- 36th, Tour de France
- 1949 - Magneet
- Dutch National Road Race Championship
- 5th, Tour de Luxembourg
- 1950 - RIH, Terrot, Magneet
- 1st, Stage 2, Saarland Rundfahrt
- 3rd, National Road Race Championship
- 1951 - Ceylon, Prisma
- 1952 - Express, Venz
- 1953 - Locomotief
- 8th, Züri-Metzgete
- 1954 - Locomotief
References
- Oud-wielrenner Sjef Janssen overleden - AD (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-renner Sjef Janssen (95) overleden Archived 8 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine - KNWU (Dutch cycling association) (in Dutch)
- "Oud-wielrenner 'Sjefke' Janssen (95) overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
External links
- Sjefke Janssen at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Sjefke Janssen