Norbert Callens

Norbert Callens

Personal information
Full name	Norbert Callens
Born	22 June 1924(1924-06-22)  Belgium
Died	12 March 2005(2005-03-12) (aged 80)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Stage in 1949 Tour de France Tour of Belgium
Infobox last updated on 30 June 2008

Norbert Callens (22 June 1924, Wakken, West Flanders – 12 March 2005) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1945 to 1952. His victories include one stage win in the Tour de France and the 1945 edition of the Tour of Belgium. In the 1949 Tour de France, Callens was leading the general classification after he won stage 3, finishing in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Unfortunately for Callens, the truck with the jerseys had broken down and there was no yellow jersey available. The next stage, Callens started with an unofficial yellow jersey, and lost the lead to Jacques Marinelli. In 1994, the Tour de France had a stage finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer again. Callens was invited there, and finally got his yellow jersey, 45 years late.^[1]

Palmarès

1945

Machelen

Tour of Belgium

Coupe Marcel Vergeat St-Etienne

1947

Briek Schotte

1948

Harelbeke

1949

Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen

Tour de France:

Winner stage 3

Leading general classification for one day

External links

• Norbert Callens profile at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Norbert Callens

References

1. ^ Hugo Tack. "Ex-wielrenner Norbert wachtte 45 jaar op gele trui" (in Dutch). cyclingwebsite. http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurmemofiche.php?coureurmemoid=115&coureurid=464. 

Persondata
Name	Callens, NOrbert
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1924-06-22
Place of birth	Wakken
Date of death	2005-03-12
Place of death	Loppem