Aad van den Hoek

Aad van den Hoek

Aad van den Hoek in 1974
Personal information
Full name Aad van den Hoek
Born (1951-10-14) 14 October 1951
Dirksland, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
19741982 TI-Raleigh
1983 Beckers Snacks
Infobox last updated on
7 April 2009

Aad van den Hoek (born 14 October 1951) is a former Dutch cyclist. He was professional between 1974 and 1983 and was good friends with Gerrie Knetemann.

Biography

In 1976 he finished last in the final of the Tour de France and carried the Lanterne rouge.

In 1972 he finished third in the 100 km team time trial at the Munich Olympics, but tested positive for Coramine, a drug allowed by the Union Cycliste Internationale but not the IOC.[1][2] The Dutch team was disqualified.[3][4]

Key wins

1974
Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
1976
Eight days of Chaam
Star of Promises (Etoile d'Espoirs)
1977
7th stage Part B Route du Sol
1978
1st leg Part B Tour of Netherlands

See also

References

  1. Glory one moment, gone in the next... at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 September 2004) Bangladesh Observer, Sports news, September 2004
  2. Olympic History at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 June 2011). The Times
  3. Bill Mallon; Jeroen Heijmans (2011). Historical Dictionary of Cycling. Scarecrow Press. pp. xxiv, 68. ISBN 978-0-8108-7369-8.
  4. Aad van den Hoek. sports-reference.com

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, November 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.