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Frans Maassen

1965 - Today

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Franciscus ("Frans") Albertus Antonius Johannes Maassen (born 27 January 1965 in Haelen, Limburg) is a directeur sportif. He was a professional road racing cyclist between 1987 and 1995. He completed seven Tour de France stage races, including the 1990 Tour de France where he was involved in the Stage 1 breakaway that caused the rest of the race to be the most surprising Tour in over a decade. He was the only one of the four breakaway riders not to wear the maillot jaune, but he won the stage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Frans Maassen is the 2,234th most popular athlete (down from 2,140th in 2024), the 1,009th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,024th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Frans Maassen ranks 2,234 out of 6,025. Before him are Ann Packer, Kim Turner, Corneliu Ion, Maureen Gardner, Elena Georgescu, and John Landy. After him are Félix Sánchez, Brigitte Wujak, Katrin Krabbe, Lesley Ashburner, Spyridon Belokas, and Pertti Purhonen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Frans Maassen ranks 501. Before him are Badri Kvaratskhelia, Isa Munayev, Salima Ikram, John Smith, Takumi Horiike, and Kathryn Erbe. After him are Alvis Hermanis, Amos Mansdorf, Robert Tappan Morris, Danny Boffin, Irina Kirillova, and Aykut Kocaman.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Frans Maassen ranks 1,009 out of 1,646. Before him are Robert Westerholt (1975), Anita Doth (1971), Piet Kleine (1951), Anky van Grunsven (1968), Joost Klein (1997), and Gaston Taument (1970). After him are Joop Hiele (1958), Gerbrand Bakker (1962), Renate Dorrestein (1954), Toon Oprinsen (1910), Mounir El Hamdaoui (1984), and Erik Dekker (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Frans Maassen ranks 26. Before him are Herman Rouwé (1943), Anna Dresden-Polak (1906), Johannes Terwogt (1878), Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen (1928), Bertha Brouwer (1930), and Piet Kleine (1951). After him are Hans van Helden (1948), Coenraad Hiebendaal (1879), Frode Andresen (1973), Gerard Nijboer (1955), Yvonne van Gennip (1964), and Ellen van Langen (1966).

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