Frans Brands

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Frans Brands
Personal information
Full nameFrans Brands
Born(1940-05-31)31 May 1940
Berendrecht, Belgium
Died9 February 2008(2008-02-09) (aged 67)
Blankenberge, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
1 stage 1963 Tour de France
1 stage 1965 Giro d'Italia

Frans Brands (31 May 1940 in Berendrecht – 9 February 2008 in Blankenberge) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Brands won a stage in the 1963 Tour de France and in the 1965 Giro d'Italia, and was the winner of the 1967 Tour de Luxembourg.

Major results[edit]

1961
Rummen
1963
Tour de France:
Winner stage 18
1964
München - Zürich
Pléneour-Lanver
GP Stad Vilvoorde
Sint-Amandsberg
Omloop Hageland-Zuiderkempen
Zellik
Kapellen
1965
Roosendaal
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stage 8
Stabroek
Sint-Lenaerts
Bilzen
Ossendrecht
Nationale Sluitingsprijs
Tour de France:
8th place overall classification
1966
Omloop van West-Brabant
Polder-Kempen
Visé
Essen
1967
Omloop der drie Proviniciën
De Pinte
Tour de Luxembourg
Auvelais
1968
Nokere Koerse
Herenthout
Oud-Turnhout
Buggenhout
Nationale Sluitingsprijs
1969
Mortsel
Houtem
1970
Belsele - Puivelde
Sint-Kwintens-Lennik
Wilrijk
1971
Antwerpen

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