Aad van den Hoek (born 14 October 1951) is a former Dutch
cyclist
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. He was professional between 1974 and 1983 and was good friends with
Gerrie Knetemann
Gerard Friedrich "Gerrie" Knetemann (6 March 1951 in Amsterdam – 2 November 2004 in Bergen, North Holland) was a Dutch road bicycle racer who won the 1978 World Championship. He wore the Yellow Jersey early in each Tour de France for four ...
.
Biography
In 1976 he finished last in the final of the
Tour de France
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and carried the
Lanterne rouge
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.
In 1972 he finished third in the
100 km team time trial at the Munich Olympics, but tested positive for
Coramine
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, a drug allowed by the
Union Cycliste Internationale
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The UCI issues racing ...
but not the IOC. The Dutch team was
disqualified.
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Major results
;1974
:Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
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;1976
: Eight days of Chaam
:Star of Promises (Etoile d'Espoirs)
;1977
:7th stage Part B Route du Sol
;1978
:1st leg Part B Tour of Netherlands
See also
* List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines ( BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not com ...
*List of doping cases in cycling
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1951 births
Living people
Dutch male cyclists
Dutch sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in cycling
People from Dirksland
Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals
Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands
UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists from South Holland
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