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| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Team time trial | |
Fedor Iwan den Hertog (born April 20, 1946 in Utrecht) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City The Cycling competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five Track cycling events all for men Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Bicycle racing encompasses many forms in which Bicycles are used for competition He became Olympic champion of the Team 100k Time Trial in the 1968 Oympics along with Joop Zoetemelk, René Pijnen and Jan Krekels. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Hendrik Gerardus Jozef "Joop" Zoetemelk (born December 3, 1946 in Rijpwetering) is a retired Cyclist from The Netherlands Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born September 3, 1946 in Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant) was a Dutch Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels (born August 26, 1947 in Sittard, Limburg) is a retired Cyclist from The Netherlands He also won the Dutch Road Race Championship in 1977.
As an amateur, Den Hertog was a menace to other cyclists as he won races in a prolific manner. He won two editions of the British Milk Race, in 1969 and 1971. History Origins The Tour of Britain known for many years as the Milk Race has its origins in a dispute between cyclists during the Second world war. His most outstanding performance remains the Rheinland-Pfalz tour in Germany in 1974, when he won all eight stages, leaving the competition utterly devastated.
As a pro, he managed one Tour de France stage win in 1977, but soon retired as he could not settle in the professional ranks. The 1977 Tour de France was the 64th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 24 1977
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| Preceded by Jan Raas |
Dutch National Road Race Champion 1977 |
Succeeded by Henk Lubberding |
This biographical article related to Dutch cycling is a stub. Jan Raas (born November 8, 1952, Heinkenszand) is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1977 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Henk Lubberding (born August 4, 1953 in Voorst, The Netherlands) is a former Dutch professional Road bicycle racer. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic