Medal record
Competitor for the  Netherlands
Road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Gold	1972 Munich	Individual road race
World Championships
Gold	1975 Yvoir	Elite Men's Road Race

Hennie Kuiper (born February 3, 1949) is a Dutch former professional cyclist who is ranked in the top 50 greatest riders in the history of the sport. 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 Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was These are the official results of the Men's Individual Road Race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 His career includes a gold medal in the Olympic road race at Munich in 1972, becoming world professional road race champion in 1975, as well as winning four of the five “Monument” classics. Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists The classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar. He rode the Tour de France 12 times, finishing second twice and winning the stage to Alpe d'Huez on two occasions. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Alpe d'Huez is a famous Ski resort 1860 metres / 3330 metres (6102 ft / 10924 ft high Kuiper, Ercole Baldini and Paolo Bettini are the only riders to have won both the Olympic road race and the world professional road race. Ercole Baldini (born January 26, 1933) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Paolo Bettini (born April 1 1974 in Cecina, Livorno, Tuscany) is an Italian champion Road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam

Contents 1 Biography 2 Professional career 3 Team manager 4 Career highlights

Biography

Kuiper was born at Denekamp, in Overijssel province. Denekamp ( is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 9 km northeast of Oldenzaal Overijssel (Transiselania is a Province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country His serious introduction to the bicycle was to and from school in Enschede. or Eanske in the local dialect ( Twents) is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the He started participating in junior races from 14 and from 19 to 23 he won 39 times as an amateur. The climax of his amateur career was gold in the Olympic road race in Munich in 1972, riding the final 40km alone. He also won the Tour of Britain (Milk Race) that year. 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.

Professional career

Kuiper turned professional in 1973 with the small German team Haro-Rokado. His career took off in 1975 when he signed for the Dutch team, Frisol, where he got more chances to shine and formed a partnership with José De Cauwer (who worked for Kuiper in races) that lasted until 1980. The 1975 season saw Kuiper become world champion at Yvoir in Belgium, winning a tough race over 260km, with 21 ascents of a two-mile climb. Yvoir is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those

Kuiper signed for TI-Raleigh in 1976 and finished second in the 1977 Tour de France 48 seconds behind Bernard Thévenet, who later admitted using steroids. TI-Raleigh was a Dutch professional Road bicycle racing team between 1974 and 1983 History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Bernard Thévenet, born January 10, 1948, in Saint-Julien-de-Civry France, is a retired bicycle racer A steroid is a Terpenoid Lipid characterized by a Carbon skeleton with four fused rings generally arranged in a 6-6-6-5 fashion Kuiper won the mountainp stage at Alpe d’Huez, a feat he repeated in 1978. Kuiper finished fourth in the 1979 Tour and second in 1980 behind Joop Zoetemelk. Hendrik Gerardus Jozef "Joop" Zoetemelk (born December 3, 1946 in Rijpwetering) is a retired Cyclist from The Netherlands That second place ended his best years as a stage race rider and in 1981 he moved to DAF Trucks and re-invented himself as a one-day classics rider. 1981 saw him win the Ronde van Vlaanderen and the Giro di Lombardia while in 1983 he won Paris-Roubaix at the 11th attempt. The Ronde van Vlaanderen ( English: Tour of Flanders) is a road cycling race held in Flanders, Belgium. The Giro di Lombardia ( English: Tour of Lombardy) is an Italian cycle race based in the Lombardy region Paris-Roubaix is a single-day professional bicycle road race held in northern France starting in Compiègne and finishing in Roubaix, near the In 1985, at 36, he won Milan-Sanremo. Milan-Sanremo or Milan-San Remo, nicknamed la classica di Primavera ("the Spring classic" is an annual cycle race between Milan and His retirement came on 6 November 1988 at 39 at a small cyclo-cross at Oldenzaal in his home province. Oldenzaal is a Municipality and a town in the eastern of the Netherlands, near to the border with Germany.

Team manager

After retirement Kuiper managed the small German pro squad Team Stuttgart between 1989 and 1990. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In 1991 he became head of the Telekom team. In 1992 he was approached by Jim Ochowicz, manager of the American Motorola team, to become assistant team manager. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Kuiper stayed with Motorola for four years. Since 1997 he has worked for the Rabobank team in public relations, as well as coaching the Dutch national team on occasions. Rabobank ( UCI Team Code RAB) is a professional Bicycle racing team sponsored by the Rabobank. He has two sons from his first marriage with Ine Nolten: Patrick Kuiper and Bjorn Kuiper. He lives with his second wife, Marianne, in Lonneker.

Career highlights

Sporting positions
Preceded by Eddy Merckx	World Road Racing Champion 1975	Succeeded by Freddy Maertens
Preceded by Cees Priem	Dutch National Road Race Champion 1975	Succeeded by Jan Raas
Preceded by Jan Raas	Winner of Paris-Roubaix 1983	Succeeded by Seán Kelly
Awards
Preceded by Piet Kleine	Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1977	Succeeded by Gerrie Knetemann

The Cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five Track cycling Ronde van Drenthe ( English: Tour of Drenthe) is an elite men's and women's professional Road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe Züri-Metzgete ( Zürich German; Championship of Zürich Meisterschaft von Zürich is a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland The 1973 Amstel Gold Race was the eighth edition of the annual Road bicycle race " Amstel Gold Race " held on Sunday April 7, 1973 in The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual World championship for Bicycle road racing organized The Vuelta a España ( English: Tour of Spain) is a three-week Road bicycle racing Stage race that is one of the three " Grand Tours The 1976 Tour de France was the 63rd Tour de France, taking place June 24 to July 18 1976 The Tour de Suisse ( English: Tour of Switzerland) is a UCI ProTour stage race held annually in June The 1977 Tour de France was the 64th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 24 1977 Alpe d'Huez is a famous Ski resort 1860 metres / 3330 metres (6102 ft / 10924 ft high The Dutch Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year are chosen annually by Dutch athletes from a shortlist compiled by sports journalists The 1978 Tour de France was the 65th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23 1978 The Tour de Romandie is a Stage race which is part of the UCI ProTour. The 1979 Tour de France was the 66th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 22 1979 Paris-Roubaix is a single-day professional bicycle road race held in northern France starting in Compiègne and finishing in Roubaix, near the The 1980 Tour de France was the 67th Tour de France. The total distance was 3945 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, often called La Doyenne ("the oldest" is one of the five ' Monuments ' of the European professional road cycling calendar Paris-Brussels is a semi classic European bicycle race. It is one of the oldest races on the international calendar The Ronde van Vlaanderen ( English: Tour of Flanders) is a road cycling race held in Flanders, Belgium. The Giro di Lombardia ( English: Tour of Lombardy) is an Italian cycle race based in the Lombardy region The Rund um den Henninger-Turm (sometimes called the Frankfurt Grand Prix in English is a semi classic cycling race which is based around the German city of Veenendaal-Veenendaal is a semi classic professional Cycling race in the Netherlands starting and finishing in the town of Veenendaal Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx ('merks (born 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) known as Eddy Merckx, is a former The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952 in Nieuwpoort) was a Belgian professional Racing cyclist and twice world road cycling Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1975 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Jan Raas (born November 8, 1952, Heinkenszand) is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship Jan Raas (born November 8, 1952, Heinkenszand) is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship Paris-Roubaix is a single-day professional bicycle road race held in northern France starting in Compiègne and finishing in Roubaix, near the Seán James Kelly (born 21 May 1956 is an Irish former professional Road bicycle racer. Pieter "Piet" Kleine (born 17 september 1951 in Hollandscheveld, Drenthe) is a former speed skater from the The Dutch Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year are chosen annually by Dutch athletes from a shortlist compiled by sports journalists Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1977 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Gerrie Knetemann ( March 6, 1951 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland &ndash November 2, 2004 in Bergen, Noord-Holland

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