Ludo Janssens (born 19 April 1942 in
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, ) is a Belgian former
road cyclist
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. Professional from 1961 to 1965, he notably won the
1962 Brabantse Pijl, in addition several other larger one day races. He also competed in the
1963 Tour de France, finishing 39th overall.
Major results
;1961
: 1st
Druivenkoers-Overijse
Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
Road ...
: 5th
Paris–Tours
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;1962
: 1st
Brabantse Pijl
The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been or ...
: 1st
Nationale Sluitingprijs
Nationale Sluitingprijs is a semi classic European bicycle race held annually in Putte (Kapellen), Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racin ...
: 6th Overall
Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana
::1st Stage 4
;1963
: 2nd
Omloop Het Volk
;1964
: 2nd
Schaal Sels
Schaal Sels is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions whi ...
: 3rd GP Flandria
: 5th
Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa ...
: 7th GP de Belgique
: 9th Overall
Tour du Nord
;1965
: 1st
Grand Prix de Denain
Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. For 10 years from 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions whi ...
: 8th
Omloop Het Volk
References
External links
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1942 births
Living people
Belgian male cyclists
Cyclists from Antwerp
20th-century Belgian people
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