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Marcel Janssens was a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

professional road bicycle racer. Janssens won two stages in the Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

, and finished 2nd place in 1957 after Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...

. He also won the 1960 edition of Bordeaux–Paris

Palmarès

1945

Oostrozebeke

1951

National amateur road race Championship

1953

Mortsel

Bruxelles - Liège

Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten

1954

Polder-Kempen

Zingem

Tongeren

1955

Aurillac

Brasschaat

Nederbrakel

Wilrijk

Schelde-Dender-Leie

Polder-Kempen

GP du Brabant Wallon

Tour de l'Ouest

1956

Wilrijk

1957

Tour de France

1957 Tour de France

The 1957 Tour de France was the 44th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 20, 1957. It was composed of 22 stages over 4665 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.250 km/h....

Winner stage 4

2nd place overall classification

1958

Waarschoot

1959

Antwerpen - Ougrée

Aarschot

Tour de France

1959 Tour de France

The 1959 Tour de France was the 46th Tour de France, taking place between 25 June and 18 July 1959. The race featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over 4,391 km, and the winner had an average speed of 35.474 km/h....

Winner stage 10

1960

Libourne

Bordeaux–Paris

1961

Zele

1963

Herenthout

External links

Official Tour de France results for Marcel Janssens

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