Frans Brands

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