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Jan Janssen

1940 - Today

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Johannes Adrianus "Jan" Janssen (born 19 May 1940) is a Dutch former professional cyclist (1962–1972). He was world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, the first Dutch rider to win either. He rode the Tour de France eight times and finished all but the first time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Janssen has received more than 118,364 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Janssen is the 28th most popular cyclist (down from 25th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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  • 62.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Jan Janssen ranks 28 out of 1,613. Before him are Sante Gaiardoni, Tom Simpson, Philippe Thys, Roger Pingeon, Laurent Fignon, and Octave Lapize. After him are Lucien Van Impe, Rik Van Steenbergen, Nicolas Frantz, François Faber, Louison Bobet, and Patrick Sercu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jan Janssen ranks 142. Before him are Jimmy Greaves, Isdal Woman, Iva Zanicchi, Petru Lucinschi, Wilma Rudolph, and Christoph Eschenbach. After him are Abbas El Fassi, Ruth Dreifuss, Pedro Rodríguez, Louis Pilot, James L. Brooks, and Enrico Bombieri.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Janssen ranks 308 out of 1,646. Before him are Henri Winkelman (1876), Lidwina (1380), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), Jacob Clemens non Papa (1510), Theo Jansen (1948), and Piet Schrijvers (1946). After him are Roy Makaay (1975), Phillip Cocu (1970), Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1788), Ludger (742), Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490), and Peter van de Kamp (1901).

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Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, Jan Janssen ranks 2. Before him are Joop Zoetemelk (1946). After him are Adri van der Poel (1959), Hennie Kuiper (1949), Jan de Vries (1944), Arie den Hartog (1941), Jan Raas (1952), Gerben Karstens (1942), Peter Post (1933), René Pijnen (1946), Gerrie Knetemann (1951), and Gerrit Voorting (1923).

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