Sjefke Janssen

Sjef Janssen

Sjefke Janssen (left) together with Jan Nolten (right)
Personal information
Full name	Sjefke Janssen
Born	28 October 1919 Elsloo, the Netherlands
Died	3 December 2014 (aged 95)
Team information
Role	Rider
Medal record Representing  Netherlands Road bicycle racing World Championships 1947 Reims Elite Men's Road Race
Infobox last updated on 15 December 2012

Sjefke Janssen (28 October 1919 – 3 December 2014) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the Elite race of the 1947 UCI Road World Championships. Janssen was a professional cyclist from 1946 through 1954.^[1] After retiring, he became a cycling team-manager and owned a bicycle shop in Elsloo.^[2]

Personal life

Janssen was born and died in Elsloo.^[3] At the time of his death, Janssen was the oldest living Dutch Tour de France racer.^[2] He was the father of Dutch Olympic team dressage coach Sjef Janssen.

Major results

1944

 Netherlands Independent Road Race Champion

1946 - Bloc Centauro

1947 - Magneet

Dutch National Road Race Championship

World Road Race Championship

32nd, Tour de France

1948 - Magneet, Garin-Wolber

36th, Tour de France

1949 - Magneet

Dutch National Road Race Championship

5th, Tour de Luxembourg

1950 - RIH, Terrot, Magneet

1st, Stage 2, Saarland Rundfahrt

3rd, National Road Race Championship

1951 - Ceylon, Prisma

1952 - Express, Venz

1953 - Locomotief

8th, Züri-Metzgete

1954 - Locomotief

References

1. Oud-wielrenner Sjef Janssen overleden - AD (Dutch)
2. Oud-renner Sjef Janssen (95) overleden - KNWU (Dutch cycling association) (Dutch)
3. "Oud-wielrenner 'Sjefke' Janssen (95) overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

External links

• Sjefke Janssen profile at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Sjefke Janssen