Jozef Spruyt
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jozef Spruyt |
| Born | 25 February 1943 Viersel, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 3 stages Tour de France Brabantse Pijl | |
Jozef Spruyt also written Joseph Spruyt (born 25 February 1943 in Viersel, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His profession was a metal worker and his sporting career began with Lierse B.C.[1] Spruyt was a professional from 1965 to 1975. Spruyt won three stage wins in the Tour de France; one in 1969, one in 1970 and one in 1974. He also wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in the 1967 Tour de France. Other highlights from his career include winning Brabantse Pijl and the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen.
Major results
[edit]- 1963
- Gent-Ieper
- 1964
- Course de la Paix:
- Winner stage 11
- 1965
- Druivenkoers
- 1966
- Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen
- 1967
- Turnhout
- Assent
- Tour de France:
- Leading general classification after stage 4
- 1968
- Kessel–Lier
- Mol
- 1969
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 22A
- Stabroek
- Turnhout
- 1970
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 5B
- 1971
- Brabantse Pijl
- 1973
- Tessenderlo
- Willebroek
- Eernegem
- 1974
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 12
- 1976
- Melle
External links
[edit]- Jozef Spruyt at Cycling Archives (archived)
References
[edit]- ^ XVII. Course de La Paix. Berlin: Neues Deutschland. 1964. p. 4.
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