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Jan Janssen

1940 - Today

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Johannes Adrianus "Jan" Janssen (born 19 May 1940) is a Dutch former professional cyclist. He was world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, the first Dutch rider to win either. He rode the Tour de France eight times and finished all but the first time. He won seven stages and wore the yellow jersey for two days (after stage 16 in 1966 and after stage 22B in 1968). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Janssen is the 35th most popular cyclist (down from 28th in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 308th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Jan Janssen ranks 35 out of 1,613. Before him are René Pottier, Patrick Sercu, Marco Pantani, Octave Lapize, Firmin Lambot, and Francesco Moser. After him are Ferdinand Kübler, Laurent Fignon, Odile Defraye, Léon Scieur, Ottavio Bottecchia, and Walter Godefroot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jan Janssen ranks 171. Before him are Anna Chromý, Graham Allison, Pedro Rodríguez, Gloria Leonard, Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, and Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma. After him are James Herbert Brennan, Mohammed Magariaf, James L. Brooks, Dan Hedaya, José van Dam, and Haing S. Ngor.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Janssen ranks 354 out of 1,646. Before him are Faas Wilkes (1923), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Dirk Kuyt (1980), John de Mol Jr. (1955), Jacob Moleschott (1822), and Dirk Stikker (1897). After him are Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490), Allaert van Everdingen (1621), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), and Floris II, Count of Holland (1091).

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Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, Jan Janssen ranks 2. Before him are Joop Zoetemelk (1946). After him are Hennie Kuiper (1949), Adri van der Poel (1959), Jan Raas (1952), Jan de Vries (1944), Arie den Hartog (1941), Gerben Karstens (1942), Bernard Leene (1903), Gerrie Knetemann (1951), Peter Post (1933), and Gerrit Voorting (1923).

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