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Monique Knol
Monique Knol (born 31 March 1964 in Wolvega, Friesland) is a former racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won a medal in two consecutive Summer Olympics (gold and bronze), starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the road race, taking a bronze in the same event four years later in Barcelona, Spain. She later retired from competitive cycling. Major Results ;1987 : Postgiro féminin ::1st Stage 3 & 4 : Tour de France Femmes ::1st Stage 2 & 8 : 1st Prologue Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin ;1988 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : Tour de France Femmes ::1st Prologue & Stage 2 : 1st Road race, Olympic Games ;1989 : Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin ::1st Prologue & Stage 7 : Postgiro féminin ::1st Stage 2 & 4 : Tour de France Femmes ::1st Stage 1,2,10 & 11 ;1990 : 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin ;1991 :National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd Time trial ;1992 : Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin ::1st Stage 1 & 6 : 3rd Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart De Graaff
Bart Frederikus de Graaff (; 16 April 1967 – 25 May 2002) was a Dutch television presenter, comedian and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting, public broadcasting network BNN (Dutch broadcaster), BNN. Early life De Graaff was born in Haarlem in The Netherlands in 1967. At 9 years old, while playing outside, he got into an accident involving a car. This accident crushed his leg, leading to a bacterial infection which affected his kidneys. The kidney damage resulted in growth failure, causing him to never grow much taller than an average 12-year-old. Career In 1997, he founded a Netherlands Public Broadcasting, public broadcasting network, Bart's News Network (BNN). After his death, it was renamed to Bart's Neverending Network. Targeted at a youthful audience, the network quickly became known for its sometimes provocative programming. A television show ''De Grote Donorshow'' (''The Big Donor Show'') by BNN won an Emmy Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch National Time Trial Championships
The Dutch National Time Trial Championship is a time trial race that takes place inside the Dutch National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The first edition took place in 1991. The first race winner of the time trial championship was Bart Voskamp in 1991. Stef Clement and Tom Dumoulin hold the record for the most wins in the men's championship with four. The women's record is held by Leontien van Moorsel with six wins. Multiple winners Men Women Men Elite U23 Junior Women Elite U23 Junior See also *Dutch National Road Race Championships *Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships *National Road Cycling Championships External links Past winners on cyclingarchives.com*Overview podiums on First Cycling: Meelite [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCI Road World Champions (women)
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Olympic Gold Medalists In Cycling
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People From Weststellingwerf
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Olympic Bronze Medalists For The Netherlands
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Cyclists At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of bicycle pedal, pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for purposes including transport, recreation, exercise, and competitive sport. History Cycling became popularized in Europe and North America in the latter part and especially the last decade of the 19th century. Today, over 50 percent of the human population knows how to ride a bike. War The bicycle has been used as a method of reconnaissance as well as transporting soldiers and supplies to combat zones. In this it has taken over many of the functions of horses in warfare. In the Second Boer War, both sides used bicycles for scouting. In World War I, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand used bicycles to move troops. In its 1937 invasion of China, Japan employed some 50,000 bicycle troops, and similar forces were instrume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclists At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for purposes including transport, recreation Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for happiness, enjoyment, amusement, ..., exercise, and competitive sport. History Cycling became popularized in Europe and North America in the latter part and especially the last decade of the 19th century. Today, over 50 percent of the human population knows how to ride a bike. War The bicycle has been used as a method of reconnaissance as well as transporting soldiers and supplies to combat zones. In this it has taken over many of the functions of horses in warfare. In the Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Female Cyclists
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Living People
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