Johny Schleck
Luxembourgish cyclist
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Johny Schleck (born 22 November 1942) is a former professional cyclist from Luxembourg.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Johny Schleck |
| Born | 22 November 1942 Assel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1965–1968 | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune |
| 1969–1974 | Bic |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
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.[1][2]
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.[3] He also competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[4]
Personal life
Major results
- 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
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
