Cees van Espen (born 28 May 1938) is a retired
Dutch road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
. He rode the Tour de France in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
and
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
, and won the fifth stage in 1965.
Major results
;1962
:Ronde van Twente
;1963
:Tour de Canada
;1964
:Ossendrecht
;1965
:Oldenzaal
:
Tour de France:
::Winner stage 5
:Zundert
;1966
:Putte-Mechelen
External links
*
Official Tour de France results for Cees van Espen
Dutch male cyclists
1938 births
Living people
Dutch Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from Arnhem
Cyclists from Gelderland
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