Adri van Houwelingen

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Adri van Houwelingen
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Personal information
Full nameAdriaan van Houwelingen
Born (1953-10-27) 27 October 1953 (age 71)
Heesselt, the Netherlands
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1978Jet Star Jeans
1979Lano - Boule d'Or
1980Boule d'Or
19811982Vermeer Thijs
1983 TI–Raleigh
1984Kwantum Hallen - Yoko
1985Verandalux - Dries
1986Skala - Skil
1987Roland - Skala
Major wins
1 stage 1982 Tour de France

Adriaan ("Adri") van Houwelingen (born 27 October 1953 in Heesselt, Gelderland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1978 to 1987. He won the 18th stage at the 1982 Tour de France and the 1983 Ronde van Nederland. He also competed in the team time trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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His younger brother Jan was also a professional cyclist. He is now a directeur sportif with Team Rabobank.

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References

  1. "Adri van Houwelingen Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 5 May 2007 of the article Adri van Houwelingen on the Dutch Wikipedia.