Jan Bogaert

Jan Bogaert
Bogaert in 1982
Personal information
Born(1957-12-03)3 December 1957
Temse, Belgium
Died23 January 2024(2024-01-23) (aged 66)
Bornem, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1980–1981Mini-Flat–Vermeer Thijs
1982–1985Europ Decor–Dries
1986–1987Transvemij–Van Schilt–Elro
1988Intral Renting–Nec–Ricoh–Merckx
1989–1990La William–Fondua–Euroclean
1991Collstrop–Isoglass
1992–1993Willy Naessens
1994Palmans–Inco Coating
1995Zetelhallen–Ysco

Jan Bogaert (3 December 1957 – 23 January 2024) was a Belgian road racing cyclist.

He was a professional from 1980 to 1995 and won 115 races during that period.[1] His palmares include the E3 Prijs in Harelbeke, the Driedaagse van De Panne and the Scheldeprijs, next to a big amount of stage wins. Throughout his career, he picked up a total of 247 victories.[2]

Bogaert died on 23 January 2024, at the age of 66 after a lingering illness.[3]

  1. ^ "Voormalig profwielrennen Jan Bogaert (66) overleden: 'Jan Raket' won 247 koersen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Palmarès de Jan Bogaert (Bel)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ Cyclisme : Jan Bogaert est décédé à l’âge de 66 ans (in French)