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Wilfried Nelissen
Wilfried Nelissen (Tongeren, 5 May 1970) is a former Belgian road racing cyclist, who specialised as a sprinter. He was involved in a crash at the end of stage 1 of the 1994 Tour de France, when he collided with a policeman. The incident also involved French rider Laurent Jalabert. Nelissen retired in 1998 due to a knee injury that he suffered in 1996 after falling during the Gent–Wevelgem race.
Nelissen at the 1995 Vuelta a Andalucía | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfried Nelissen |
| Nickname | Jerommeke- Woefi |
| Born | 5 May 1970 Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1990–1991 | Weinmann |
| 1992 | Panasonic-Sportlife |
| 1993–1994 | Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer |
| 1995–1996 | Lotto-Isoglass |
| 1997 | Palmans-Lystex |
| 1998 | Palmans-Ideal |
| Major wins | |
| Omloop het Volk (1993, 1994) Tour de France 1993:
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Major results Edit
- 1991
- Tour de Picardie: Final classification, stage 2
- Tour de Luxembourg Stage 3
- 1992
- Paris–Bourges: Final classification, stage 2
- Tour de Suisse Stages 3 and 6
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Stages 1 and 3
- Ronde van Nederland Stage 1
- Vuelta a Andalucía Stage 2
- 1993
- Omloop Het Volk
- Tour de France Stage 2, wearing the yellow jersey for three days
- Ronde van Nederland Stages 1, 2 and 4
- 1994
- Belgian road cycling champion
- Omloop Het Volk
- Four Days of Dunkirk Stages 1 and 2
- Étoile de Bessèges Stages 1 and 3
- Tour Méditerranéen Stage 2
- Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 1995
- Belgian road cycling champion
- Paris–Nice Stages 1 and 3
- Four Days of Dunkirk Stage 3
- Ronde van Nederland Stage 3
- Midi Libre Stage 2
- Étoile de Bessèges Stages 1, 3 and 5
- Tour de Picardie Stages 1 and 2
- Route du Sud Stages 1A, 2 and 4
- 1996
- Paris–Nice Stage 2
- Étoile de Bessèges Stages 1, 2 and 3
External links Edit
- Wilfried Nelissen at Cycling Archives