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Historic Overview Jean Aerts

Rider

Overall Rank336
NameJean AERTS
Country
  Belgium
Date of birth08-Sep-1907 - Laken (Brabant)
Date of death15-Jun-1992 - Brugge (West Vlaanderen)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Jean Aerts

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.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

12 27

Major Victories

World Championships Road Race 1935
Paris - Bruxelles 1931
Tour de Belgique 1933
Circuit du Midi 1931
Den Haag - Brussel 1927
Tour de France - stages 1930 (1), 1932 (1), 1933 (6), 1935 (4)
Paris - Nice - stages 1933 (1)
Tour de Suisse - stages 1934 (1)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - stages 1929 (5)
Tour de Belgique - stages 1933 (3)
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Seasons

Jean Aerts - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1927 Individual 208 134
2. 1928 Individual 216 120
3. 1929 Elvish - Fontan - Wolber 1115 24
4. 1930 Alcyon - Dunlop 1175 22
5. 1931 Alcyon - Dunlop 1198 26
6. 1932 Alcyon - Dunlop - Armor 1564 11
7. 1933 Alcyon - Dunlop 2032 6
8. 1934 Alcyon - Dunlop 535 64
9. 1935 Alcyon - Dunlop 1794 14
10. 1936 Alcyon - Dunlop 164 245
11. 1937 Alcyon - Dunlop 7 799
12. 1938 Alcyon - Dunlop 0 1172
13. 1939 Alcyon - Dunlop 29 615
Overall: 10037 336