Jean-Pierre Schmitz (''Jempy Schmitz'') (15 February 1932 – 14 November 2017) was a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer. Schmitz won the Midi Libre in 1957, the Tour de Luxembourg in 1954 and 1958, and one stage in the 1956 Tour de France. In 1955, Schmitz was second in the World Road race championship after

Stan Ockers Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 in Borgerhout – 1 October 1956 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best sprinter in that race in 1955 and 195 ...

. Schmitz died on 14 November 2017 at the age of 85.Jempy Schmitz ist verstorben

Major results

;1952: national amateur road race championship ;1954:

Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), th ...

;1955: Chalon-sur-Saône ;1956:

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

, Winner stage 12 ;1957: Grand Prix du Midi Libre ;1958: national road race championship and

References

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Jean-Pierre Schmitz
1932 births 2017 deaths People from Troisvierges Luxembourgian male cyclists Luxembourgian Tour de France stage winners {{Luxembourg-cycling-bio-stub