Sjefke Janssen
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FullnameSjefke Janssen
Born28 October 1919
Elsloo, the Netherlands
Elsloo, the Netherlands
Died3 December 2014 (aged 95)
RoleRider
 Sjefke Janssen (left) together with Jan Nolten (right) | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sjefke Janssen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 1919 Elsloo, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 December 2014 (aged 95) | ||||||||||||||
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Sjefke Janssen (28 October 1919 – 3 December 2014) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his bronze medal in the Elite race of the 1947 UCI Road World Championships. Janssen was a professional cyclist from 1946 through 1954.[1] After retiring, he became a cycling team-manager and owned a bicycle shop in Elsloo.[2]
Janssen was born and died in Elsloo.[3] At the time of his death, Janssen was the oldest living Dutch Tour de France racer.[2] He was the father of Dutch Olympic team dressage coach Sjef Janssen.
