Jos Hoevenaers

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

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.

Major results

 * 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 Jersey gold.svg 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 Jersey blue.svg 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 MaillotBélgica.PNG 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 Bronze medal uci.svg 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

 * 1958 – 10th, 1 day in yellow jersey
 * 1959 – 8th, 3 days in yellow jersey
 * 1961 – 11th
 * 1962 – 18th
 * 1963 – 23rd