CYCLIST

Jean Aerts

1907 - 1992

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Jean Aerts (8 September 1907 – 15 June 1992) was a Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a sprinter. Aerts became the first man to win both the world amateur (1927) and professional (1935) road race championships. In 1935, Aerts captured first place and the gold medal at the professional UCI Road World Championships in Floreffe, Belgium. In 1927 professional and amateur riders rode concurrently at the Nürburgring in Germany and Aerts finished 5th, the highest ranked amateur. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Aerts is the 122nd most popular cyclist (down from 101st in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 529th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Belgian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Jean Aerts ranks 122 out of 1,613. Before him are Arie den Hartog, Gerben Karstens, Mario Cipollini, Jean-Pierre Monseré, Robert Charpentier, and Guido Reybrouck. After him are Fabian Cancellara, Bernardo Ruiz, Georges Ronsse, Learco Guerra, Pedro Delgado, and Ferdinand Bracke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Jean Aerts ranks 225. Before him are Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, Gordon Douglas, Vasja Pirc, Ludwig Biermann, Germán Suárez Flamerich, and Đuro Kurepa. After him are Paula Wessely, Walter Nausch, John McIntire, Vladimir Veksler, Georg Braun, and István Pelle. Among people deceased in 1992, Jean Aerts ranks 161. Before him are Marsha P. Johnson, Wilfried Dietrich, David Miller, Machiko Hasegawa, Richard Hartshorne, and Piotr Jaroszewicz. After him are Joseph Arthur Ankrah, Karl Deutsch, Vakhtang Chabukiani, Joan Mitchell, Buddy Rogers, and Chuck Connors.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jean Aerts ranks 551 out of 1,190. Before him are Robert Waseige (1939), Jules de Burlet (1844), Hieronymus Cock (1518), Thomas Vermaelen (1985), Guido Reybrouck (1941), and Pieter Boel (1622). After him are Jacques d'Arthois (1613), Kim Clijsters (1983), Émilie Dequenne (1981), Jean Bourgain (1954), Georges Ronsse (1906), and Walter Meeuws (1951).

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Among CYCLISTS In Belgium

Among cyclists born in Belgium, Jean Aerts ranks 26. Before him are Maurice De Waele (1896), Marcel Kint (1914), Germain Derycke (1929), André Noyelle (1931), Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), and Guido Reybrouck (1941). After him are Georges Ronsse (1906), Ferdinand Bracke (1939), Edward Van Dijck (1918), Michel Pollentier (1951), Claude Criquielion (1957), and Maurice Peeters (1882).

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