Personal information | |
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Born | Veldhoven, Netherlands | 30 May 1966
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1988 | Roland |
1989–1992 | PDM–Ultima–Concorde |
1993 | ZG Mobili |
1994 | Collstrop–Willy Naessens |
1995 | Gouden Leeuw–Swallow |
1996–1997 | Foreldorado–Golff |
John van den Akker (born 30 May 1966, in Veldhoven) is a Dutch former cyclist, who was professional from 1988 to 1997. [1]
Grand Tour | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | 80 |
Vuelta a España | 110 | 91 | — | — |
DSQ | Disqualified |
DNF | Did not finish |
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