Jan Adriaensens

Jan (Cesar Jan) Adriaensens (6 June 1932 - 2 October 2018) ) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. He finished twice on the podium of the Tour de France, with a third place in 1956 and in 1960. In both these years, he wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Major victories

 * 1955
 * 1st in Tour of Morocco


 * 1956
 * 1st stage Four Days of Dunkirk
 * 4th stage Four Days of Dunkirk
 * Winner Four Days of Dunkirk


 * 1957
 * 3rd stage Paris–Nice
 * 7th stage Vuelta a España


 * 1958
 * Tour du Tessin


 * 1961
 * Flèche Hesbignonne Evernijs (Cras Avernas)

Major endings

 * 1955
 * 5th in de La Flèche Wallonne
 * 5th in Liège–Bastogne–Liège


 * 1956
 * 3rd in the Tour de France


 * 1957
 * 3rd in Paris–Brussels


 * 1958
 * 4th in the Tour de France


 * 1959
 * 2nd place in the Belgian national championship


 * 1960
 * 3rd in the Tour de France

Tour de France results

 * 1953 – 45th
 * 1955 – 28th
 * 1956 – 3rd, wearing yellow jersey for three days
 * 1957 – 9th
 * 1958 – 4th
 * 1959 – 7th
 * 1960 – 3rd, wearing yellow jersey for four days
 * 1961 – 10th