Norbert Callens
| Norbert Callens | |
| To person | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 22, 1924 |
| date of death | March 12, 2005 |
| nation |
 Belgium
|
| discipline | Street |
| End of career | 1952 |
| Last updated: November 9, 2018 | |
Norbert Callens (born June 22, 1924 in Wakken ; † March 12, 2005 in Loppem ) was a Belgian cyclist .
Athletic career
Morbert Callens was a professional from 1945 to 1952. In his first professional season he won the Tour of Belgium in front of Sylvain Grysolle and Désiré Keteleer . In 1946 he was fifth in the Tour de Suisse and third in the Tour of Luxembourg . In the same year he finished sixth in Paris – Nice . In 1950 Callens took third place on the Tour of the Netherlands .
In 1949 Callens won the third stage of the Tour de France , which ended in Boulogne-sur-Mer . For one day he was the overall leader, but he was not given a yellow jersey because the car with the material had not arrived on time. Callens then borrowed a yellow shirt. Since he lost the lead again the next day, he never wore the official jersey. In 1994 a stage of the Tour ended again in Boulogne-sur-Mer, and Callens, now 70 years old, was invited and the jersey was given to him afterwards.
successes
- 1945
- 1947
- 1949
- a stage Tour de France
Grand Tour placements
| Grand Tour | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España
|
- | - | - |
 Giro d'Italia
|
- | - | - |
 Tour de France
|
DNF | DNF | DNF |
Web links
- Norbert Callens in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Norbert Callens in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Norbert Callens in the Tour de France database(French / English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fred van Slogteren: Norbert Callens. In: wielersport.slogblog.nl. Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Callens, Norbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wakken |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 2005 |
| Place of death | Loppem |