Norbert Callens

Norbert Callens

Norbert Callens (Tour of the Netherlands, 1950)
Personal information
Full name	Norbert Callens
Born	(1924-06-22)22 June 1924 Wakken, Belgium
Died	12 March 2005(2005-03-12) (aged 80)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Stage in 1949 Tour de France Tour of Belgium

Norbert Callens (22 June 1924 in Wakken, West Flanders – 12 March 2005) was a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1945 to 1952. His victories include one stage win in the Tour de France and the 1945 edition of the Tour of Belgium. In the 1949 Tour de France, Callens was leading the general classification after he won stage 3, finishing in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Unfortunately for Callens, the truck with the jerseys had broken down and there was no yellow jersey available. The next stage, Callens started with an unofficial yellow jersey, and lost the lead to Jacques Marinelli. In 1994, the Tour de France had a stage finish in Boulogne-sur-Mer again. Callens was invited there, and finally got his yellow jersey, 45 years late.^[1]

Major results

1945

Machelen

Tour of Belgium

Coupe Marcel Vergeat St-Etienne

1947

Briek Schotte

1948

Harelbeke

1949

Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen

Tour de France:

Winner stage 3

Leading general classification for one day

References

1. Hugo Tack. "Ex-wielrenner Norbert wachtte 45 jaar op gele trui" (in Dutch). cyclingwebsite. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.

External links

• Media related to Norbert Callens at Wikimedia Commons
• Norbert Callens at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Official Tour de France results for Norbert Callens