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Jean Aerts

Jean Aerts
Jean Aerts Tour de France 1929.JPG
Personal information
Full name Jean Aerts
Born (1907-09-08)8 September 1907
Laken, Belgium
Died 15 June 1992(1992-06-15) (aged 84)
Bruges, Belgium
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1929 Elvish-Fontan
1930 Fontan-Wolber
1931–1939 Alcyon
1940–1943 individual
Major wins
1935 World Cycling Champion
11 stages Tour de France

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. He also competed in three events at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Although he lacked climbing ability for major tours, he used his sprinting ability to win 11 stages of the Tour de France, including six in 1933.



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