Marc Janssens

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Marc Janssens
Personal information
Born (1968-11-13) 13 November 1968 (age 56)
Duffel, Belgian
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineCyclo-cross, road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1991 S.E.F.B.–Saxon–Gan (stagiaire)
1992 Lotto–Mavic–MBK (stagiaire)
Professional teams
1993Sofinvest–Chief
1993–1994Espace Card
1995–1996 Collstrop–Lystex
1997–2001 Palmans–Lystex

Marc Janssens (born 13 November 1968 in Duffel) is a Belgian former cyclo-cross cyclist. [1]

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Professional from 1993 to 2001, he won the Belgian national cyclo-cross championship three times. He also won the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy twice, placed third in the World Cup twice, and finished second in the 1996 Superprestige. After his racing career, he became a commentator of cyclo-cross competitions on the Flemish TV channel VT4. He is also currently a directeur sportif for the ERA team.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

Road

1989
1st Stage 5 Tour de la province de Namur
1991
1st Stage 1 Tour de Liège
1st Stage 3 Tour de la province de Namur
1992
1st Stages 4a & 4b (ITT) Tour de Liège
1993
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
3rd Overall Tour de Liège
1st Stages 1 & 3

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References

  1. "Marc Janssens". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 October 2019.