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Peter Post was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and won 65. Because of this success he was known as “De Keizer van de Zesdaagse” or “The Emperor of the Six Days”. In road racing his main achievements were winning the 1964 Paris–Roubaix and becoming national road race champion in 1963. He was on the podium three times at the La Flèche Wallonne but never won. Post’s other nickname was “de Lange” or “Big Man” because he was tall for a cyclist. After retiring from racing he had success as a Directeur sportif. Peter Post died in Amstelveen on 14 January 2011.
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Dick Enthoven was a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France and won the Tour of the Netherlands in 1961.
Robert Poulot is a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France, earning 47th place overall and performing best in the 9th stage (Monaco), receiving 19th place. Earlier that season, he received 1st place in the Tour des Crombrailles. His professional seasons were 1964, 1965, and 1966.
Jozef Timmerman was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France.
Battista Babini is an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France.
Bruno Fantinato is an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France.
Antonio Franchi was an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France.
Romano Piancastelli is an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France.
André van Aert is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France and the 1964 Vuelta a España.
Rik Wouters is a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France.
José Bernárdez was a Spanish racing cyclist. He rode in the 1964 Tour de France and in five editions of the Vuelta a España. He also finished fourth in the road race at the 1961 UCI Road World Championships.
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References
- ↑ "Salvador Honrubia". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "Tour de France 1964". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "51ème Tour de France 1964". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
