Jos Hoevenaers (30 November 1932, in Antwerp – 14 June 1995, in Wilrijk) was a Belgian cyclist, reputed for his attacking style.[1]

Jos Hoevenaers
Hoevenaers pictured in 1960
Personal information
Full nameJos Hoevenaers
BornJoseph Hoevenaers
(1932-11-30)30 November 1932
Antwerp, Belgium
Died14 June 1995(1995-06-14) (aged 62)
Wilrijk, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAttacker, climber
Professional teams
1956-1959Faema-Guerra
1960-1961Ghigi
1962Philco
1963Peugeot-Wolber
1964Flandria-Roméo
1965Cynar-Allegro
1966Mann-Grundig
1967Goldor-Gerka
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
4 days yellow jersey (1958, 1959)

Other stage races

Gran Premio Ciclomotoristico (1958)
Tour de Romandie
Mountains classification (1960)

One-day races and Classics

La Flèche Wallonne (1959)
Scheldeprijs (1964)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Salò Road Race

In 1960 he wore the pink jersey of leadership for eight days in the Giro d'Italia, but Jacques Anquetil won instead. Bad luck, and inadequate time-trialling and sprinting stopped Hoevenaers' becoming the best Belgian Tour rider of his generation.[2][3]

Major results edit

1955
1st Berliner Rundfahrt (U23)
1st Week-end Spadois
1956
1st Berliner Rundfahrt (U23)
1st Liège-Marche-Liège
1st overall classification Ster van Ieper
1957
1st Omloop der drie Provinciën
1st Omloop van Midden-België
1st Stage 3a Volta a Catalunya
1958
1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
1st   Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma
3rd Bordeaux–Paris
10th Overall Tour de France
1959
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Omloop van Midden-België
1st Circuit de Louest à Mons
2nd Gent–Wevelgem
4th Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma
7th Ronde van Limburg
8th Overall Tour de France
1960
1st Stage 1a Driedaagse van Antwerpen
1st Stage 2 Brussel-Sint-Truiden
3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
1st   Mountains classification
2nd Tour du Doubs
2nd Grand Prix Stan Ockers
4th Schaal Sels
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
5th Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma
6th Tour de Wallonie
1961
1st Schaal Sels
2nd Gran Piemonte
National Championships
1st   Interclubs road race
3rd Road race
3rd Coppa Sabatini
3rd Elfstedenronde
4th De Drie Zustersteden
8th Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma
1962
1st Omloop van Midden-België
2nd Tre Valli Varesine
2nd Giro del Ticino
2nd overall Giro di Campania
3rd   Road race, UCI World Championships
3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
9th Giro di Lombardia
1963
1st Sint Amands
2nd Gullegem Koerse
3rd Ronde van Limburg
7th National Championships, Road race
8th Bordeaux–Paris
1964
1st Omloop van Midden-Brabant
1st Scheldeprijs
1st Berner Rundfahrt
1st SUPER 8 Classic
3rd Giro di Lombardia
1965
1st GP Benego
1st Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen
2nd München–Zürich
8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton

Tours de France edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Joseph Hoevenaers". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ^ "Palmarès de Joseph Hoevenaers (Bel)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Jos Hoevenaers". ProcyclingStats. 2023.