Jos Hoevenaers (30 November 1932, in Antwerp – 14 June 1995, in Wilrijk) was a Belgian cyclist, reputed for his attacking style.
In 1960, he wore the pink jersey of leadership for eight days in the Giro d'Italia; however, Jacques Anquetil won instead. Bad luck, as well as inadequate time-trialling and sprinting, stopped Hoevenaers' becoming the best Belgian Tour rider of his generation.
Major results
1955 1st Berliner Rundfahrt (U23) 1st Week-end Spadois
1956 1st Berliner Rundfahrt (U23) 1st Liège-Marche-Liège 1st overall classification Ster van Ieper
1957 1st Omloop der drie Provinciën 1st Omloop van Midden-België 1st Stage 3a Volta a Catalunya
1958 1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde 1st Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma 3rd Bordeaux–Paris 10th Overall Tour de France
1959 1st La Flèche Wallonne 1st Omloop van Midden-België 1st Circuit de Louest à Mons 2nd Gent–Wevelgem 4th Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma 7th Ronde van Limburg 8th Overall Tour de France
1960 1st Stage 1a Driedaagse van Antwerpen 1st Stage 2 Brussel-Sint-Truiden 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Mountains classification 2nd Tour du Doubs 2nd Grand Prix Stan Ockers 4th Schaal Sels 5th Overall Giro d'Italia 5th Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma 6th Tour de Wallonie
1961 1st Schaal Sels 2nd Gran Piemonte National Championships 1st Interclubs road race 3rd Road race 3rd Coppa Sabatini 3rd Elfstedenronde 4th De Drie Zustersteden 8th Overall Roma–Napoli–Roma
1962 1st Omloop van Midden-België 2nd Tre Valli Varesine 2nd Giro del Ticino 2nd overall Giro di Campania 3rd Road race, UCI World Championships 3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten 9th Giro di Lombardia
1963 1st Sint Amands 2nd Gullegem Koerse 3rd Ronde van Limburg 7th National Championships, Road race 8th Bordeaux–Paris
1964 1st Omloop van Midden-Brabant 1st Scheldeprijs 1st Berner Rundfahrt 1st SUPER 8 Classic 3rd Giro di Lombardia
1965 1st GP Benego 1st Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen 2nd München–Zürich 8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
Tours de France 1958 – 10th, 1 day in yellow jersey 1959 – 8th, 3 days in yellow jersey 1961 – 11th 1962 – 18th 1963 – 23rd
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