Frans Brands

Frans Brands
Personal information
Full name	Frans Brands
Born	31 May 1940; Berendrecht, Belgium
Died	9 February 2008 (aged 67); Blankenberge, Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
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

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

Winner stage 8

Stabroek

Sint-Lenaerts

Bilzen

Ossendrecht

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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