The jerseys - 33
ITEM N° 484
HAGENES Per Strand (NO)
(10.07.2003)
His Visma–Lease a Bike jersey worn at Paris–Roubaix 2024
Born on 10 July 2003 in Sandnes, Per Strand Hagenes is one of Norwegian cycling’s brightest prospects. Before devoting himself fully to cycling, he also competed in cross-country skiing, a discipline that helped develop his endurance and power.
In the youth categories, he became Norwegian junior road champion in 2020 and 2021, as well as national time trial champion in 2020. His biggest success came in September 2021 in Leuven, Belgium, where he won the Junior Road World Championships in a solo breakaway. A few days earlier, he had won the silver medal at the European Championships. Tall, powerful and at ease on cobbles, the Norwegian has a profile well-suited to the Northern Classics. He had, in fact, already finished third in the junior Paris–Roubaix in 2021.
This item is a Visma–Lease a Bike racing jersey worn by Per Strand Hagenes during Paris–Roubaix on 7 April 2024.
The 121st edition of Paris–Roubaix covered 259.9 kilometres, featuring 29 cobbled sections. Right from the start of the race, Per Strand Hagenes managed to join a breakaway comprising several experienced riders, including Kasper Asgreen. At just twenty years of age and in his first professional race, the Norwegian thus experienced Paris–Roubaix at the front of the pack. He maintained his effort right up to the velodrome and finished in 44th place, 7 minutes and 29 seconds behind the winner.
This jersey bears witness to the first steps of a young junior world champion in one of the most gruelling Monuments in professional cycling.
On display in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this item preserves the memory of Per Strand Hagenes’s first appearance at Paris–Roubaix in 2024, a day on which the young Norwegian discovered the legend of the Queen of the Classics.
ITEM N° 135
HAMPSTEN Andy (USA) (07.04.1962)
His US national team jersey, worn around 1980
Born on 7 April 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, Andy Hampsten is one of the pioneers of American cycling in Europe. A tenacious climber, a man of few words and particularly resilient in difficult conditions, he built the bulk of his career on the major stage races.
His talent was evident from his junior days. Selected for the national team, he won a bronze medal with the United States at the Junior World Team Time Trial Championships in 1979, followed by a silver medal in 1980.
Turning professional in 1985, Hampsten immediately made his mark by winning a mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia. The following year, riding for La Vie Claire, he won the Tour de Suisse, finished fourth in the Tour de France and claimed the Best Young Rider classification. He retained his title at the Tour de Suisse in 1987.
His greatest achievement came at the 1988 Giro d’Italia. In the memorable stage up the Col du Gavia, contested in snow and extreme cold, he took the pink jersey. He then held off his rivals all the way to Milan and became the first American to win the Giro d’Italia. He also claimed the mountains classification and two stages in that edition. Hampsten rounded off his list of achievements with a victory in the Tour de Romandie in 1992 and a prestigious solo win at Alpe d’Huez during that year’s Tour de France.
This item is a US national team jersey worn by Andy Hampsten early in his career, around 1980, whilst he was competing in Europe with the US national team. A personal note from Andy Hampsten accompanies the item. In it, the rider states in his own handwriting that this is a US national team jersey worn ‘circa 1980’, when he was coming to compete in races in Europe. The note is completed by a message addressed to Noël and his signature, providing particularly valuable direct provenance.
This item links Andy Hampsten’s international debut to the emergence of American cycling on the European scene. This jersey bears witness to the period during which the young American was discovering European races whilst representing his country. Its star-patterned design also serves as a particularly expressive representation of American national identity.
Featured in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, it recalls Andy Hampsten’s first call-ups around 1980 and the formative years of a rider destined to become the first American winner of the Giro d’Italia.
ITEM N° 136
HANEGRAAF Jacques « Jaak » (NL)
(14.12.1960)
His Dutch road cycling champion’s jersey, worn in 1985
Born on 14 December 1960 in Rijsbergen, Jacques Hanegraaf, commonly known as ‘Jaak’, was one of the Netherlands’ finest one-day race specialists during the 1980s. Fast, aggressive and effective in small groups, he possessed the qualities needed to excel in both the classics and eventful stages.
He competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the road race and the team time trial. Turning professional the following year with TI–Raleigh, he immediately became the 1981 Dutch road champion, ahead of Gerrie Knetemann and Adrie van der Poel.
In 1982, he won Paris–Brussels. Two years later, riding for Kwantum–Decosol, he achieved one of the finest victories of his career by winning the 1984 Amstel Gold Race. After suffering a mechanical problem on the Keutenberg, he caught up with the leading group and then attacked alone with twelve kilometres to go. He won with a lead of more than two minutes over Kim Andersen. (Results of the 1984 Amstel Gold Race)
During the 1984 Tour de France, Hanegraaf also wore the yellow jersey for two days and won the intermediate sprint classification. He continued his professional career until the early 1990s, before becoming a director and manager for several cycling teams.
This Dutch road cycling champion’s jersey was worn by Jacques Hanegraaf following his national title in 1985.
Unlike the team’s usual jersey, the tricolour kit made it possible to immediately recognise the national champion in the peloton. A handwritten dedication, ‘For the Cycling Museum’, accompanied by Jacques Hanegraaf’s signature, confirms the provenance and documentary value of this item.
This jersey brings together a two-time national champion, an iconic Dutch team and the characteristic aesthetic of professional cycling in the 1980s.
On display in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this jersey preserves the memory of the championship held in Geulle in 1985 and the career of a rider capable of winning the classics, wearing the yellow jersey of the Tour de France and claiming the Dutch national title on two occasions.
