Jean Majerus

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Jean Majerus


fullname = Jean Majerus
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dateofbirth = birth date|1914|2|6
dateofdeath = birth date|1983|6|16
country = Luxembourg
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = One-day-racer
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amateuryears =
proyears = 1936-1940 1941-1942 1943-1947
proteams = Ruche Wanderer "Unknown"
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majorwins = Tour de France 1937: one stage, 2 yellow jerseys Tour de France 1938: one stage, 4 yellow jerseys
updated = 25 June, 2007

Jean Majerus (6 February 1914 in Luxembourg City - 16 June 1983 in Esch-sur-Alzette) was a professional Luxembourgian cyclist from 1936 to 1947. Jean had a younger brother, Jacques Majerus, who was also a successful cyclist. His first great succes was in the 1937 Tour de France, where Jean Majerus won the first stage, and remained in the yellow jersey for two days. [ [http://www.radsport-seite.de/tour1937.html Jersey progression in the 1937 Tour de France de icon] ] In the 1938 Tour de France, Jean Majerus repeated this by winning the second stage, and taking the yellow jersey, this time keeping it for four days. [ [http://www.radsport-seite.de/tour1938.html Jersey progression in the 1938 Tour de France de icon] ] During WWII, when Luxembourg was a part of the German Nazi empire, Majerus raced a lot in the entire German empire.Jean Majerus was good in one-day races; in the all-time list he still can be found around place 583. [ [http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/riders/rankings/ranking_major_one-day_races.txt Major one-day races-ranking] ] In the world championship road race-ranking he even can be found around place 164, [ [http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/riders/rankings/ranking_worlds_road_race.txt Worlds road race all-time ranking] ] although his best result was fourth place in the 1937 world road race championship. [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/worlds99/mrrhistory.shtml World Road Championships 1999 ] ]

Major results

;1933:1st place in GP Faber;1934:flagicon|LUXLuxembourg national road race junior champion;1935:flagicon|LUXLuxembourg national road race junior champion;1936:1936 Tour de France: did not finish [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/2188.html www.letour.fr info on Majerus] ] :Winner GP de la Flèche:Winner Tour de Lorraine;1937:Tour de France:::Winner stage 1 Paris-Lille::Yellow jersey for 2 days:Luxembourg national road race championship: 2nd place:1st place in Sedan-Rethel;1938:Tour de France:::Winner stage 2: Caen-Saint-Brieuc::Yellow jersey for 4 days:Luxembourg national road race championship: 3th place:1st place in Vittel:1st place in GP Sanal;1939:Tour de France:did not finish:1st place in Nancy-Strasbourg;1940:1st place in Barcelona;1941:1st place in Dortmund Rundfahrt:1st place in Huncherange;1943:1st place in Dortmund Rundfahrt:1st place in 3th stage Trois Jours d'Esch;1946:1st place in GP de Lorraine;1947:flagicon|LUXLuxembourg pursuit champion

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External links

* [http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=2229 Palmares nl icon]
* [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/majerus_jean.php Palmares of Jean Majerus fr icon]