Joop Zoetemelk
Gerardus Joseph (Joop) Zoetemelk is a Dutch cyclist.
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Zoetemelk was born on December 3, 1946 in Rijpwetering, the Netherlands. After winning a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Zoetemelk turned professional. His career was threatened in 1974 because of a fractured skull suffered in a bicycle crash.
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December 3 - 1946 - Rijpwetering - Netherlands - 1968 Summer Olympics - Mexico City
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In his 18 year professional career (1969-87), he won many races including the 1980 Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espaņa in 1979. A testament to the competition at the time, most notably Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault, Zoetemelk came in second in the Tour de France six times. Additionally, he set a record by completing the course sixteen times, a mark that still stands. He became the oldest World Cycling Champion in 1985, at the age of 38 years and 9 months.
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Tour de France - Vuelta a Espaņa - Eddy Merckx - Bernard Hinault - World Cycling Champion - 1985
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