Jean Brankart
.jpg) Jean Brankart in 1954 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jean Brankart | |||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1930 Momalle, Belgium | |||||||||||
| Died | 23 July 2020 (aged 90) | |||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road/Track | |||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||
| 2 stages 1955 Tour de France Mountains classification 1958 Giro d'Italia | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jean Brankart (12 July 1930 – 23 July 2020)[1] was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who was active from 1953 to 1960. In 1955, Brankart finished the 1955 Tour de France in second place, winning two stages.
Major results
[edit]- 1953
- Hannut
- Houdeng
- 1954
- Gembloux
- Huy
- Waremme
- Tour de France:
- 9th place overall classification
- 1955
- Herve
- Charleroi
- Tour de France:
- 2nd place overall classification
- winner stages 18 and 21
- 1956
Belgium national track pursuit champion- Alken
- Libramont
- Giro d'Italia:
- 7th place overall classification
- 1957
- Herve
- La Hulpe
- 1958
- Belgium national track pursuit champion
- Hoegaarden
- Namur
- Giro d'Italia:
- 2nd place overall classification
Winner mountains classification
- 1959
- Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- Belgium national track pursuit champion
- Seraing
- Florenville
- Hamme
- Tour de France:
- 10th place overall classification
References
[edit]- ^ Jean Brankart, tweede in Tour 1955, op 90-jarige leeftijd overleden Archived 24 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jean Brankart.
- Jean Brankart at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Jean Brankart – official Tour de France results (archive)
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