Antoon van Schendel

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Antoon van Schendel
Personal information
Full nameAntoon van Schendel
Born(1910-05-09)9 May 1910
Lage Zwaluwe, the Netherlands
Died6 August 1990(1990-08-06) (aged 80)
Muret, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
One stage 1938 Tour de France

Antoon van Schendel (Lage Zwaluwe, 9 May 1910 – Muret, France, 6 August 1990) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Born in the Netherlands, Antoon van Schendel became a professional cyclist in France. The highlight of his career was his stage victory (the 63-km Stage 10a) [1] in the 1938 Tour de France. Antoon van Schendel was an older brother of cyclist Albert van Schendel, who also won one stage in the Tour de France.

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Major results

1935
Circuit de Samatan
GP Beauville
GP Peugeot
1938
Tour de France:
Winner stage 10A

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References

  1. "32ème Tour de France 1938". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2024.