Jan Janssen

Jan Janssen
	Jan Janssen in 1967
Personal information
Full name	Johannes Adrianus Janssen
Born	19 May 1940 (age 84); Nootdorp, South Holland, Netherlands
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All rounder
Professional teams
1962	Locomotief–Vredestein
1962–1968	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune
1969–1971	Bic
1972	Beaulieu–Flandria
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France General classification (1968) Points classification (1964, 1965, 1967) 7 individual stages Vuelta a España General classification (1967) Points classification (1967, 1968) 3 individual stages Stage Races Paris–Nice (1964) Ronde van Nederland (1965) Single-Day Races and Classics ; World Road Race Champion (1964) Bordeaux–Paris (1966) Paris–Roubaix (1967) Züri-Metzgete (1962)
Medal record
Representing the Netherlands
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships

Johannes Adrianus "Jan" Janssen^[a] (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. He won seven stages and wore the yellow jersey for two days (after stage 16 in 1966 and after stage 22B in 1968). He was easily spotted in the peloton because of his blond hair and his glasses. As of the death of Federico Bahamontes in August 2023, he is the oldest surviving winner of the Tour de France, but not the most ancient winner: Lucien Aimar won in 1966.
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