Jozef Spruyt also written Joseph Spruyt (born 25 February 1943 in Viersel, Belgium) is a former
Belgian professional
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
. His profession was a metal worker and his sporting career began with Lierse B.C.
Spruyt was a professional from 1965 to 1975. Spruyt won three stage wins in the
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 ...
; one in
1969
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Events January
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* January 5
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, one in
1970
Events
January
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and one in
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
. He also wore the yellow jersey as leader of the
general classification for one day in the
1967 Tour de France
The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 29 June and 23 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . Thirteen national teams of ten riders competed, with three French ...
. Other highlights from his career include winning
Brabantse Pijl and the
Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, ...
.
Major results
;1963
:Gent-Ieper
;1964
:
Course de la Paix
The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Závod míru, sk, Preteky mieru, russian: Велогонка Мира (), pl, Wyścig Pokoju , french: Course de la Paix, it, Corsa della Pace, ro, Cursa Păcii) was an annual multiple stage bicycl ...
:
::Winner stage 11
;1965
:Druivenkoers
;1966
:
Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, ...
;1967
:Turnhout
:Assent
:
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 ...
:
::Leading general classification after stage 4
;1968
:
Kessel–Lier
Kessel-Lier was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1980. The race was run in the Antwerp Province (Belgium) between Kessel and Lier.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Herman Van Springe ...
:Mol
;1969
:
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 22A
:Stabroek
:Turnhout
;1970
:
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 5B
;1971
:
Brabantse Pijl
;1973
:Tessenderlo
:Willebroek
:Eernegem
;1974
:
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
;1976
:Melle
External links
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References
Belgian male cyclists
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
1943 births
Living people
Cyclists from Antwerp Province
People from Zandhoven
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