Jos Hoevenaers
Belgian cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jos Hoevenaers (30 November 1932, in Antwerp – 14 June 1995, in Wilrijk) was a Belgian cyclist, reputed for his attacking style.[1]
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Full name | Jos Hoevenaers | ||||||||||||||
Born | Joseph Hoevenaers (1932-11-30)30 November 1932 Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Died | 14 June 1995(1995-06-14) (aged 62) Wilrijk, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Attacker, climber | ||||||||||||||
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1956-1959 | Faema-Guerra | ||||||||||||||
1960-1961 | Ghigi | ||||||||||||||
1962 | Philco | ||||||||||||||
1963 | Peugeot-Wolber | ||||||||||||||
1964 | Flandria-Roméo | ||||||||||||||
1965 | Cynar-Allegro | ||||||||||||||
1966 | Mann-Grundig | ||||||||||||||
1967 | Goldor-Gerka | ||||||||||||||
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In 1960 he wore the pink jersey of leadership for eight days in the Giro d'Italia, but Jacques Anquetil won instead. Bad luck, and inadequate time-trialling and sprinting stopped Hoevenaers' becoming the best Belgian Tour rider of his generation.[2][3]