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Historic Overview Jan Raas

Rider

Overall Rank94
NameJan RAAS
Country
  Netherlands
Date of birth08-Nov-1952 - Heinkenszand (Zeeland)
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Biography

Jan Raas

Jan Raas (born 8 November 1952) is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship in Valkenburg, he also won the Tour of Flanders in 1979 and 1983, Paris–Roubaix in 1982 and Milan–San Remo in 1977. He won ten stages in the Tour de France. In six starts, Raas won the Amstel Gold Race five times. In his entire career he competed in 23 of the highly contested "Monument" Races and he finished on the podium in almost half of them: 1st place four times and 3rd place six times.

Raas was a tactician and clever sprinter. He struggled on the long steep climbs but excelled on the short climbs characteristic of the northern classics.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

10 3 2 3 7 53

Major Victories

Omloop Het Volk / Het Nieuwsblad 1981
Amstel Gold Race 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
Paris - Roubaix 1982
Ronde van Vlaanderen 1979, 1983
Paris - Tours 1978, 1981
Gent - Wevelgem 1981
Milano - Sanremo 1977
Paris - Bruxelles 1978
G.P. E3 - Harelbeke 1979, 1980, 1981
World Championships Road Race 1979
Dwars door Vlaanderen 1982
Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne 1980, 1983
Etoile de Bessèges 1981
G.P. d'Ouverture - La Marseillaise 1983
G.P. Jef Scherens - Leuven 1981
Ronde van Nederland 1979
Tour de France - stages 1977 (1), 1978 (3), 1979 (1), 1980 (3), 1982 (1), 1984 (1)
Tour de Suisse - stages 1978 (1)
Paris - Nice - stages 1979 (1), 1980 (1)
Etoile de Bessèges - stages 1980 (1), 1981 (3), 1982 (1)
Driedaagse De Panne - stages 1983 (1)
Deutschland Rundfahrt - stages 1979 (1)
4 Jours de Dunkerque - stages 1978 (1)
Tour de Luxembourg - stages 1980 (2)
Ronde van Nederland - stages 1978 (1), 1979 (2), 1980 (1), 1982 (1)
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Seasons

Jan Raas - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1972 Individual 3 835
2. 1974 Individual 7 642
3. 1975 TI - Raleigh 421 101
4. 1976 TI - Raleigh - Campagnolo 1250 29
5. 1977 Frisol - Thirion - Gazelle 1803 13
6. 1978 TI - Raleigh - Mac Gregor 2793 4
7. 1979 TI-Raleigh - Mac Gregor 3118 5
8. 1980 TI - Raleigh - Creda 2246 10
9. 1981 TI-Raleigh - Creda 1692 16
10. 1982 TI - Raleigh - Campagnolo 2153 7
11. 1983 TI - Raleigh - Campagnolo 1482 21
12. 1984 Kwantum Hallen - Decosol - Yoko 400 142
13. 1985 Kwantum Hallen - Decosol - Yoko 9 789
Overall: 17377 94