Henk Benjamins

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Born (1945-09-16) 16 September 1945 (age 79)
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Henk Benjamins (born 16 September 1945) is a Dutch racing cyclist. [1] He rode in the 1970 and the 1971 Tour de France. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Henk Benjamins". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. "Tour de France 1970". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "57ème Tour de France 1970". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.