Hellendoorn is a municipality and town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel. As of 2019, the municipality had a population of 35,808.
Leontien Martha Henrica Petronella Zijlaard-van Moorsel is a Dutch retired racing cyclist. She was a dominant cyclist in the 1990s and early 2000s, winning four gold medals at the Olympic Games and holding the hour record for women from 2003 until 2015.
Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme at the Atlanta Olympics, followed by BMX racing in 2008 and freestyle BMX in 2020. Before the 2020 Summer Olympics, all events were speed races, but the 2020 programme featured BMX freestyle for the first time.
The Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 107 competitors, 82 men and 25 women, took part in 52 events in 11 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 36 events in 13 sports.
The Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 108 competitors, 72 men and 36 women, took part in 58 events in 11 sports.
Uruguay competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nine competitors, seven men and two women, took part in nine events in five sports.
The men's team pursuit was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of a pursuit-style event. Each nation could enter 1 team of 4 cyclists.
Hans Lutz is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun, Peter Vonhof and Günther Schumacher. Four years earlier, when Munich hosted the Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit.
Annuska Johanna Maria 'Anouska' van der Zee is a retired Dutch racing cyclist. She participated both on track and at the road.
Levi Heimans is a Dutch track cyclist.
Adrianus Jacobus "Janus" Braspennincx was a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Johannes "Jan" Leonardus Maas was a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Divera Maria Koedooder is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist.
Anthony Paul Doyle was a British professional cyclist.
Michael Richards is a track cyclist from New Zealand. At the 1976 Summer Olympics at Montreal he came 9th in the 4000m individual pursuit.
This page is an overview of the Netherlands at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Gerrit Möhlmann is a retired Dutch cyclist who was active between 1972 and 1989. On track he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1976 Summer Olympics. On the road he won the Stausee-Rundfahrt Klingnau in 1978 and Hel van het Mergelland in 1988, as well as individual stages of the Olympia's Tour.
Herman Van Loo is a former Belgian cyclist. He competed in the individual pursuit event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Rasa Mažeikytė is a Lithuanian former cyclist. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit at the 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She also won the overall title in the individual pursuit at the 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics.
