Norbert Callens
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| Full name | Norbert Callens |
| Born | 22 June 1924 Belgium |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
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| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Stage in 1949 Tour de France Tour of Belgium |
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| Infobox last updated on 30 June 2008 |
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Norbert Callens (22 June 1924, Wakken, West Flanders – 12 March 2005) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1945 to 1952. His victories include one stage win in the Tour de France and the 1945 edition of the Tour of Belgium. In the 1949 Tour de France, Callens was leading the general classification after he won stage 3, finishing in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Unfortunately for Callens, the truck with the jerseys had broken down and there was no yellow jersey available. The next stage, Callens started with an unofficial yellow jersey, and lost the lead to Jacques Marinelli. In 1994, the Tour de France had a stage finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer again. Callens was invited there, and finally got his yellow jersey, 45 years late.[1]
Palmarès
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- 1945
- Machelen
- Tour of Belgium
- Coupe Marcel Vergeat St-Etienne
- 1947
- Briek Schotte
- 1948
- Harelbeke
- 1949
- Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 3
- Leading general classification for one day
References
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External links
- Norbert Callens at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Official Tour de France results for Norbert Callens
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