Marcel Janssens was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, born in Edegem on 30 December 1931 and died in Nukerke on 29 July 1992. He won two stages of the Tour de France and finished second overall in 1957 behind Jacques Anquetil. He also won the 1960 edition of Bordeaux-Paris and finished third in the 1959 Paris-Roubaix. The English Wikipedia article about him is a short stub with links to his Cycling Archives page and official Tour de France results, so this entry states only those results, his nationality and his birth and death places and dates. His teams and any other victories are not stated there and are not claimed here.
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was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer
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was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer
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professional road bicycle racer
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Janssens won two stages in the Tour de France, and finished 2nd place in 1957 after Jacques Anquetil.
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