What is Jean-Pierre Schmitz?
[[File:JP Schmitz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Schmitz in 2006]] '''Jean-Pierre Schmitz''' ('''Jempy Schmitz'''; February 15, 1932 – November 14, 2017) was a [[Luxembourg]]ian professional [[road bicycle racer]]. He was born in [[Huldange]]. 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]]. Schmitz died on November 14, 2017 in [[Luxembourg City]] of [[multiple myeloma]] at the age 85.<ref>[https://www.wort.lu/de/sport/radsport-in-trauer-jempy-schmitz-ist-verstorben-5a0adb11c1097cee25b773bc?variant=B&utm_expid=83959466-12.SpI6vqyGSSyCfbAQ6TzOyQ.2&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Flb.wikipedia.org%2F Jempy Schmitz ist verstorben] {{in lang|de}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmitz, Jean-Pierre}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Luxembourgian sportspeople]] [[Category:Tour de France cyclists]]