Rob Harmeling

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Rob Harmeling
Rob Harmeling 1986.jpg
Harmeling in 1986
Personal information
Full nameRob Harmeling
Born (1964-12-04) 4 December 1964 (age 58)
Nijverdal, the Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1989 - 1990 Histor–Sigma
1991 - 1995 TVM
Major wins
100 km Team Time Trial World Championships
1 stage 1992 Tour de France
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Colorado Springs Team time trial

Rob Harmeling (born 4 December 1964) is a retired Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Harmeling rode the Tour de France three times: in 1991 he was the lanterne rouge, in 1992 he won a stage, [1] and in 1994 he was disqualified for hanging onto the team car. As amateur, Harmeling competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished in 38th place. [2] He won the world title in team time trial at the 1986 UCI Road World Championships.

Contents

In 2023 Harmeling joined the new Dutch continental tour team Tour de Tietema-Unibet as directeur sportif. [3]

Major results

1986
Tijdrit Velddriel
World Amateur 100km Team Time Trial Championship
Ronde van Overijssel
Flèche du Sud
1991
Tiel
1992
Steenwijk
Tour de France:
Winner stage 3

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References

  1. Rob Harmeling at Cycling Archives
  2. Rob Harmeling. sports-reference.com
  3. "Selectie Tietema-Unibet telt 12 renners, Rob Harmeling ploegleider". Wielerflits.nl (in Dutch). 2022-12-07.