Alain van Katwijk

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Alain van Katwijk
Personal information
Born (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 (age 45)
Bladel, Netherlands
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2004 BankGiroLoterij
2005 Shimano
2006Procomm - Van Hemert
2007 Van Vliet

Alain van Katwijk (born 28 February 1979) is a Dutch former cyclist. His father Jan, as well as his uncles Piet and Fons, were also professional cyclists. [1]

Contents

Palmares

2003
1st Ronde van Overijssel
1st Omloop der Kempen
3rd Omloop van het Houtland
2004
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification Tour of Belgium
2nd stage 2 Tour Down Under
3rd stage 4 Ster Elektrotoer
2005
9th Paris–Brussels
5th stage 5 Tour of Belgium
2006
2nd Omloop der Kempen
3rd Beverbeek Classic
2007
7th Overall Olympia's Tour
3rd stage 2

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References

  1. Bies, Petra (19 July 2018). "Zo vader, zo zoon: Van wielerprof tot winkelier". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 July 2021.