- Frans Maassen
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fullname = Franciscus Albertus Antonius
Johannes Maassen
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|1|27
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discipline = Road
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proyears = 1987–1989
1990–1992
1993–1994
1995
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updated = September 7, 2008Franciscus ("Frans") Albertus Antonius Johannes Maassen (born 27 January 1965 in
Haelen ,Limburg ) is adirecteur sportif and former Dutch professional road racing cyclist between 1987 and 1995. He completed sevenTour de France stage races, twice won theTour of Belgium and captured the 1994Tour de Luxembourg .Since 2005, Maassen has served as the assistant
directeur sportif for the Rabobank, a Netherlands-basedUCI ProTour team.Major achievements
;1987"First year as a professional;1988: 1st, Overall,
Tour of Belgium (and Stage 3 win): 3rd, Three Days of De Panne;1989: flagicon|NEDDutch National Road Race Championship : 1st,Wincanton Classic : 2nd,Milan-Sanremo ;1990: 1st, Stage 1, Tour de France: 1st, Overall,Tour of Belgium (and Prologue and Stage 5a wins): 1st,GP Eddy Merckx : 1st,GP Fourmies : 1st, Overall.Étoile de Bessèges ;1991: 1st, Amstel Gold Race: 2nd, Three Days of De Panne: 1st, Overall, Ronde van Nederland;1992: 1st,Three Days of De Panne : 5th, Ronde van Vlaanderen;1993: 2nd,Ronde van Vlaanderen : 2nd, Three Days of De Panne;1994: 1st, Overall,Tour de Luxembourg : 3rd, Three Days of De PanneTour de France record
* 1988 - 126th overall, winner of the
red jersey
* 1989 - 103th overall
* 1990 - 64th overall; Stage 1 win (Futuroscope - Futuroscope, 138.5 km)
* 1991 - 129th overall
* 1992 - 91st overall
* 1993 - 106th overall
* 1995 - 97th overall
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