Personal information | |
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Full name | Cesar Jan Adriaensens |
Born | Willebroek, Belgium | 6 June 1932
Died | 2 October 2018 86) | (aged
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1952–1953 | Libertas |
1953 | Rochet–Dunlop |
1954 | Libertas–Huret |
Plume–Vainqueur | |
Dossche Sport | |
l'Express | |
Rochet–Dunlop | |
Alpa | |
1955 | Libertas–Huret |
Terrot–Hutchinson | |
Plume–Vainqueur | |
1956 | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson |
1957 | Carpano–Coppi |
1958 | Carpano |
1959 | Elvé–Peugeot |
Peugeot–BP–Dunlop | |
1960 | Philco |
1961 | Groene Leeuw–SAS–Sinalco |
Major wins | |
Four Days of Dunkirk (1956) |
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