Marcel Janssens

Marcel Janssens

Personal information
Full name	Marcel Janssens
Born	30 December 1931(1931-12-30)  Belgium
Died	29 July 1992(1992-07-29) (aged 60)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
2nd place 1957 Tour de France 2 stages Tour de France Bordeaux–Paris (1960)
Infobox last updated on 7 July 2008

Marcel Janssens (Edegem, 30 December 1931 — Nukerke, 29 July 1992) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. 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

Palmarès

1945

Oostrozebeke

1951

 Belgium 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

External links

• Marcel Janssens profile at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Marcel Janssens

Persondata
Name	Janssens, Marcel
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1931-12-30
Place of birth	Edegem
Date of death	1992-07-29
Place of death	Nukerke