Frits Pirard (
Breda
Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda ...
, 8 December 1954) was a Dutch professional
road bicycle racer
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. Pirard won stage 1 of the
1983 Tour de France
The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th edition of the Tour de France, run from 1 to 24 July, with 22 stages and a prologue covering a total distance of The race was won by French rider Laurent Fignon. Sean Kelly of Ireland won the points classi ...
. He also competed in the
team time trial
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The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
event at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
.
Major results
;1975
:Ster van Zwolle
;1978
:Ronde van Midden-Nederland
;1979
:
GP Ouest-France
The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France.
The race was originally named Grand–Prix de Plouay and, from ...
: National 50 km Track Championship
;1982
:Ulvenhout
:Heusden
;1983
:
Draai van de Kaai
:Zwijndrecht
:
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...
:
::Winner stage 1
:Huijbergen
;1985
:Dongen
;1986
: National Track Points Race Championship
;1987
:GP UC Bessèges
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 c ...
References
External links
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Official Tour de France results for Frits Pirard
Dutch male cyclists
1954 births
Living people
Dutch Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from Breda
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from North Brabant
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