 Piet Legierse at the 1969 Olympia's Tour | |
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| Born | 27 February 1946 (age 77) Achthuizen |
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| Sport | Cycling |
Petrus Antonius Aegidius Gerardus "Piet" Legierse (born 27 February 1946) is a retired Dutch road cyclist who was active between 1965 and 1973. He won the Olympia's Tour in 1969 and one stage of Tour de Luxembourg in 1970. [1] He married the cyclist Trudy Steenvoort in 1968 or 1969.
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