Gerard Vianen (9 February 1944 – 10 December 2014) was a Dutch professional

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, he won one stage in the Tour de France and 3 stages in the Vuelta a España. Vianen died from leukemia on 10 December 2014 at the age of 70.Oud-wielrenner Gerard Vianen overleden
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Major results

;1965 :GP Faber ;1966 :Ronde van Overijssel ;1967 :Eeklo :

Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (Championship of Flanders) or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp (part-municipality of Ardooie), West Flanders, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom ...

:Ninove ;1968 :Neerbeek :Yerseke ;1970 :Kamerik ;1971 :

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

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:Schinnen ;1972 :

: ::Winner stages 2 and 15 :Rijen ;1974 :

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: ::Winner stage 20 ;1975 :Obbicht : Ronde van Midden-Zeeland :Linne ;1977 :Kamerik :Galder

References

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Official Tour de France results for Gerard Vianen
1944 births 2014 deaths People from Breukelen Dutch male cyclists Dutch Tour de France stage winners Dutch Vuelta a España stage winners Tour de Suisse stage winners Deaths from leukemia Cyclists from Utrecht (province) 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub