Piet de Wit

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Piet de Wit
Nationaal Kampioenschap prof stayers in Olympisch Stadion Piet de Wit, Bestanddeelnr 926-5857.jpg
Piet de Wit in 1973
Personal information
National teamNetherlands
CitizenshipDutch,
Born (1946-03-06) 6 March 1946 (age 79)
Wormer, the Netherlands
Sport
Sport Motor-paced racing
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1966 FrankfurtAmateurs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1967 AmsterdamAmateurs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1968 RomeProfessionals
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1970Professionals
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1973Professionals
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1972Professionals
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1973Professionals

Piet de Wit (born 6 March 1946) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands who won the Amateur UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1966 and 1967.His sporting career began with DTS Zaandam. [1] He then moved into the professionals category and won another three medals in 1968, 1970 and 1973. [2]

He was raised with three sisters in a biking family – his parents worked for a bicycle company. After retiring from active competitions in 1974, he established a family-run bicycle shop in his native Wormer, which later expanded into a chain in North Holland. In 1994 he passed the shop management to his business partner Martin Slagt. [3]

Piet de Wit at the World Championships 1967 Piet de Wit 1967.jpg
Piet de Wit at the World Championships 1967
Marriage on 24 December 1969 Piet de Wit marriage 1969-12-24.jpg
Marriage on 24 December 1969

References

  1. ↑ Maaskant, Piet (1967). Wiel aan Wiel. Zwolle: La Rivière & Voorhoeve. p. 154.
  2. ↑ Piet de Wit. radsportseiten.net
  3. ↑ Homepage van Piet de Wit. planet.nl (7 May 2003)


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