Jan Janssen

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Jan Janssen is a Dutch former professional cyclist best known as the first Dutch winner of the Tour de France, which he won in 1968.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional cyclist
road cyclist
activeYears 1960s
early 1970s
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1940-05-19
discipline road racing
familyName Janssen
givenName Jan
grandTourOverallVictories Tour de France
Vuelta a España
hasNamesake Jan Janssen bicycle brand
isRetired true
knownFor first Dutch winner of the Tour de France
languageSpoken Dutch
livesIn Netherlands
name Jan Janssen self-link
nationality Dutch
notableAchievement first Dutch cyclist to win the Tour de France overall classification
won both Tour de France and Vuelta a España
occupation professional cyclist
sporting goods entrepreneur
participatedIn Tour de France
UCI Road World Championships road race
surface form: UCI Road World Championships

Vuelta a España
placeOfBirth Nootdorp, Netherlands
professionalDebut early 1960s
role rider
sexOrGender male
sport cycling
team Bic
Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune
won 1963 Gent–Wevelgem
Paris–Nice 1963
surface form: 1963 Paris–Nice

Paris–Nice 1964
surface form: 1964 Paris–Nice

UCI Road World Championships road race
surface form: 1964 UCI Road World Championships road race

Paris–Nice 1965
surface form: 1965 Paris–Nice

1966 Bordeaux–Paris
Paris–Nice 1966
surface form: 1966 Paris–Nice

1967 Paris–Roubaix
Vuelta a España
surface form: 1967 Vuelta a España

1968 Tour de France
wonPointsClassification 1964 Tour de France
1965 Tour de France
1967 Tour de France
1968 Tour de France

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