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Frans Brands

1940 – 2008

Belgian road bicycle racer

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About Frans Brands

Lived 1940 – 2008 (aged 67). Frans Brands was a Belgian sport cyclist.

Frans Brands (31 May 1940 in Berendrecht – 9 February 2008 in Blankenberge) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Brands won a stage in the 1963 Tour de France and in the 1965 Giro d'Italia, and was the winner of the 1967 Tour de Luxembourg.

Major results

1961 Rummen 1963 Tour de France: Winner stage 18 1964 München - Zürich Pléneour-Lanver GP Stad Vilvoorde Sint-Amandsberg Omloop Hageland-Zuiderkempen Zellik Kapellen 1965 Roosendaal Giro d'Italia: Winner stage 8 Stabroek Sint-Lenaerts Bilzen Ossendrecht Nationale Sluitingsprijs Tour de France: 8th place overall classification 1966 Omloop van West-Brabant Polder-Kempen Visé Essen 1967 Omloop der drie Proviniciën De Pinte Tour de Luxembourg Auvelais 1968 Nokere Koerse Herenthout Oud-Turnhout Buggenhout Nationale Sluitingsprijs 1969 Mortsel Houtem 1970 Belsele - Puivelde Sint-Kwintens-Lennik Wilrijk 1971 Antwerpen

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Important facts

Born

31 May 1940, Berendrecht, Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo

Birth century

20th century

Died

9 February 2008, Blankenberge

Occupation

Sport cyclist

Nationality

Belgium

Also known as

François Brands

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Frans Brands's

Henry Cohen, 1st Baron Cohen of Birkenhead

Frequently asked questions

Who was Frans Brands?

Belgian road bicycle racer (1940–2008)

When was Frans Brands born?

Frans Brands was born on 31 May 1940 in Berendrecht, Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo.

When did Frans Brands die?

Frans Brands died on 9 February 2008 in Blankenberge.

What was Frans Brands's occupation?

Frans Brands was a sport cyclist.

What nationality was Frans Brands?

Frans Brands was Belgian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Frans Brands

· Wikidata: Q1981167

· DBpedia: Frans Brands

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