Janus Braspennincx

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Adrianus Jacobus "Janus" Braspennincx (born May 5, 1903 in Zundert , † January 7, 1977 in Breda ) was a Dutch cyclist .

Janus Braspennincx competed in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam and won the silver medal in the team pursuit with Jan Pijnenburg , Jacobus Maas and Piet van der Horst . In the Olympic road race, he finished 27th.

In 1930 Braspennincx became Dutch road champion. In 1927 he took second place behind the German Rudolf Wolke at the Olympia's Tour . He took part in 24 six-day races and in 1932 won that of Brussels with Pijnenburg.

Braspennincx came from a racing family: his father, his uncle, his brother, his son as well as his four cousins ​​were active cyclists. Most successful was his cousin John , who was nine years his junior and was twice Dutch road champion. To distinguish it from this Janus Braspennincx was called "Ouwe Bras" (= old Bras).

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SURNAME Braspennincx, Janus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Braspennincx, Adrianus Jacobus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Zundert
DATE OF DEATH 7th January 1977
Place of death Breda