Jozef Spruyt
{{short description|Belgian cyclist}}
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| birth_place = Viersel, Belgium
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Brabantse Pijl
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Jozef Spruyt also written Joseph Spruyt (born 25 February 1943) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. His profession was a metal worker and his sporting career began with Lierse B.C.{{Cite book|title=XVII. Course de La Paix|publisher=Neues Deutschland|year=1964|location=Berlin|pages=4}} Spruyt was a professional from 1965 to 1975. Spruyt won three stage wins in the Tour de France; one in 1969, one in 1970 and one in 1974. He also wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day in the 1967 Tour de France. Other highlights from his career include winning Brabantse Pijl and the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen.
Major results
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;1963
:Gent-Ieper
;1964
::Winner stage 11
;1965
:Druivenkoers
;1966
;1967
:Turnhout
:Assent
::Leading general classification after stage 4
;1968
:Mol
;1969
::Winner stage 22A
:Stabroek
:Turnhout
;1970
::Winner stage 5B
;1971
;1973
:Tessenderlo
:Willebroek
:Eernegem
;1974
::Winner stage 12
;1976
:Melle
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External links
- {{cycling Archives|6566}}
References
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Category:Belgian male cyclists
Category:Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Category:Cyclists from Antwerp Province
Category:People from Zandhoven
Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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