

The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Dutch racing cyclist
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
27 January 1965(Haelen, Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Franciscus ("Frans") Albertus Antonius Johannes Maassen (born 27 January 1965 in Haelen, Limburg) is a directeur sportif. He was a professional road racing cyclist between 1987 and 1995. He completed seven Tour de France stage races, twice won the Tour of Belgium, and won the 1994 Tour de Luxembourg.
Since 2005, Maassen has been the assistant directeur sportif of the Rabobank, a Netherlands-based UCI ProTour team.
Major results
First year as a professional
Tour de France record
- 1988 – 126th overall,
Intermediate sprints classification - 1989 – 103rd overall
- 1990 – 64th overall; Stage 1 win (Futuroscope – Futuroscope, 138.5 km)
- 1991 – 129th overall
- 1992 – 91st overall
- 1993 – 106th overall
- 1995 – 97th overall