Jan Bogaert (3 December 1957 – 23 January 2024) was a Belgian road racing cyclist.

Jan Bogaert
Bogaert in 1982
Personal information
Born(1957-12-03)3 December 1957
Temse, Belgium
Died23 January 2024(2024-01-23) (aged 66)
Bornem, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1980–1981Mini-Flat–Vermeer Thijs
1982–1985Europ Decor–Dries
1986–1987Transvemij–Van Schilt–Elro
1988Intral Renting–Nec–Ricoh–Merckx
1989–1990La William–Fondua–Euroclean
1991Collstrop–Isoglass
1992–1993Willy Naessens
1994Palmans–Inco Coating
1995Zetelhallen–Ysco

He was a professional from 1980 to 1995 and won 115 races during that period.[1] His palmares include the E3 Prijs in Harelbeke, the Driedaagse van De Panne and the Scheldeprijs, next to a big amount of stage wins. Throughout his career, he picked up a total of 247 victories.[2]

Bogaert died on 23 January 2024, at the age of 66 after a lingering illness.[3]

Victories

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Date Event Competition Location Country
1978 Prologue Tour de l'Avenir Divonne-les-Bains   France
1979 Cinturó de l'Empordà   Spain
1979 Stage 3 Circuit Franco-Belge Templeuve   Belgium
1979 General Classification Circuit Franco-Belge   Belgium
1979 Internatie Reningelst   Belgium
1979 Prologue Tour de l'Avenir Divonne-les-Bains   France
3 July 1980 Heusden Limburg   Belgium
1981 Stage 2a Ronde van Nederland Enter   Netherlands
1981 Prologue[N 1] Ronde van Nederland Breda   Netherlands
1981 Stage 6 Tour de Suisse Geneva    Switzerland
1981 General Classification Three Days of De Panne   Belgium
1981 Nationale Sluitingsprijs PutteKapellen   Belgium
1981 Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise   France
1982 Schaal Sels-Merksem
1982 Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1982 Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1982 E3 Harelbeke Harelbeke   Belgium
1983 Omloop Hageland-Zuiderkempen Begijnendijk   Belgium
1983 Scheldeprijs   Belgium
1984 Nokere Koerse   Belgium
1984 Stage 3 Tour of Belgium Hasselt   Belgium
1985 Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1985 Stage 7 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1985 Stage 11 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1985 Grote 1-MeiPrijs   Belgium
1986 Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1986 Stage 4 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1986 Stage 7 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1986 Stage 12 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1986 Stage 17 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1987 Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1987 Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1987 Stage 8 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1987 Stage 10 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1987 Stage 16 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1988 Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1988 Stage 15 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1988 GP Stad Vilvoorde   Belgium
1988 Grote 1-MeiPrijs   Belgium
1989 Flèche Hesbignonne   Belgium
1989 Grand Prix de Rennes   France
1989 Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden   Belgium
1989 Stage 3 Bayern Rundfahrt   Germany
1989 Stage 1 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1989 Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1989 Stage 6 Herald Sun Tour   Australia
1989 Omloop van het Houtland Lichtervelde   Belgium
1990 Stage 5b Milk Race Birmingham   United Kingdom
1990 Stage 2 Milk Race Weston-super-Mare   United Kingdom
1990 Stage 9 Milk Race Carlisle   United Kingdom
1990 Stage 10 Milk Race Morecambe   United Kingdom
1990 Stage 12 Milk Race Liverpool   United Kingdom
1990 Prologue Bayern Rundfahrt   Germany
1990 Stage 1 Herald Sun Tour Bicheno   Australia
1990 Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour Launceston   Australia
1990 Stage 4b Herald Sun Tour Ballarat   Australia
1990 Stage 5b Herald Sun Tour Echuca   Australia
1990 Stage 6a Herald Sun Tour Cobram   Australia
1991 Stage 1b Milk Race Kingston upon Hull   United Kingdom
1991 Belsele–Puivelde   Belgium
1992 Grote 1-MeiPrijs   Belgium
1992 Omloop van de Vlasstreek   Belgium
1993 Stage 9 Herald Sun Tour Marysville   Australia
1994 Omloop van het Waasland KemzekeWaas   Belgium

References

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  1. ^ "Voormalig profwielrennen Jan Bogaert (66) overleden: 'Jan Raket' won 247 koersen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Palmarès de Jan Bogaert (Bel)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ Cyclisme : Jan Bogaert est décédé à l’âge de 66 ans (in French)
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