Jean-Pierre Schmitz
Jean-Pierre Schmitz (Jempy Schmitz) (15 February 1932 – 14 November 2017) was a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer. Schmitz won the Midi Libre in 1957, the Tour de Luxembourg in 1954 and 1958, and one stage in the 1956 Tour de France. In 1955, Schmitz was second in the World Road race championship after Stan Ockers.
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| Full name | Jean-Pierre Schmitz | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1932 Huldange, Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 November 2017 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| GP du Midi Libre (1957) | |||||||||||||||
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Schmitz died on 14 November 2017 at the age of 85.
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