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Jean Brankart 
Summary
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.
 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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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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jean Brankart.
- Jean Brankart at Cycling Archives
- Jean Brankart – official Tour de France results (archive)