Albertus Geldermans
# Albertus Geldermans

Albertus "Ab" Geldermans (born 17 March 1935, in Beverwijk) is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer and directeur sportif. He was professional from 1959 to 1966 and rode seven editions of the Tour de France. In 1962 he finished fifth overall and wore the yellow jersey for two days. In 1960 Geldermans won Liège–Bastogne–Liège and won the Deutschland Tour. In 1962 he was Dutch road race champion. Afterwards he became directeur sportif of the Dutch national cycling team that competed in the 1967 Tour de France and directed Jan Janssen to victory in the 1967 Tour de France.

## Major results

### 1957

    Ronde van Gouda
    Ronde van het IJsselmeer
    Ronde van Zuid-Holland

### 1958

    Noordwijkerhout

### 1959

    Beverwijk
    Merelbeke
    Merksem
    Wielsbeke

### 1960

    Deutschland Tour
    Weekend Ardennais
    Liège–Bastogne–Liège

### 1961

    Menton-Roma
    Millau
    Four Days of Dunkirk

### 1962

    Dutch National Road Race Championship
    Netherlands national time trial champion
    Tour de France:
       5th place overall classification
       Wearing yellow jersey for two days
    Pontivy
    Vuelta a España:
       Winner stage 10
       10th place overall classification

### 1963

    GP du Midi-Libre
    Manché-Océan

### 1964

    Grand Prix du Parisien
