About Johny Schleck
Born 1942. Johny Schleck is a Luxembourgish sport cyclist.
Johny Schleck (born 22 November 1942) is a former professional cyclist from Luxembourg.
Professional life Between 1965 and 1974 Schleck was a professional cyclist. He participated in the Tour de France eight times (1965-1968 and 1970-1973). From 1965 until 1968, he rode in the Pelforth - Sauvage - Lejeune team, and in the Bic-team from 1969 until the end of his career.
Johny rode the Tour de France at the service of 1968 winner Jan Janssen and 1973 winner Luis Ocaña, and also managed to finish in the top 20 of the general classification twice: 19th in 1970 and 20th in 1967. He won a stage in the 1970 Vuelta a España and the Luxembourg National Championships. Johnny's father, Auguste Schleck, also contested events in the 1920s. He also competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Personal life Schleck is married and has three sons, two of whom were professional cyclists: Fränk (born 1980) and Andy (born 1985).
1962 4th Overall Grand Prix François Faber 1963 1st Overall Flèche du Sud 1964 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir 2nd Overall Tour of Austria 1st Stages 3 & 10 1965 (1 Pro win) 1st Road race, National Road Championships 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya 9th Overall Paris–Luxembourg 1966 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 7th Overall Tour de l'Oise 10th Grand Prix d'Isbergues 1967 (2) 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Oise 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 5th Giro del Ticino 7th GP Petit Varois 9th Omloop Het Volk 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1st Stage 5 1968 (1) 1st Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 8th Trofeo Masferrer 1969 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1970 (1) 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España 2nd Overall Tour d'Indre-et-Loire 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1971 10th Tour du Haut Var 10th Tour de la Nouvelle-France 1973 (3) 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st Prologue (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Prologue (TTT) Tour de Luxembourg 1974 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
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Who is Johny Schleck?
Luxembourgian racing cyclist
When was Johny Schleck born?
Johny Schleck was born on 22 November 1942 in Grevenmacher.
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Johny Schleck is a sport cyclist.
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Johny Schleck is Luxembourgish.
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