Frits Pirard

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Frits Pirard
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Personal information
Full nameFrits Pirard
Born (1954-12-08) 8 December 1954 (age 68)
Breda, the Netherlands
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
1 stage 1983 Tour de France

Frits Pirard (Breda, 8 December 1954) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Pirard won stage 1 of the 1983 Tour de France. He also competed in the team time trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Major results

1975
Ster van Zwolle
1978
Ronde van Midden-Nederland
1979
GP Ouest-France
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands National 50 km Track Championship
1982
Ulvenhout
Heusden
1983
Draai van de Kaai
Zwijndrecht
Tour de France:
Winner stage 1
Huijbergen
1985
Dongen
1986
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands National Track Points Race Championship
1987
GP UC Bessèges

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References

  1. "Frits Pirard Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.