Gert Bongers (born 22 August 1946) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He won the

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event at the 1967 World championships in 1967 in the Amateurs category. Next year he turned professional and finished second in the individual pursuit in the national championships; he won the national title in this event 1969. He retired soon and later regretted becoming a professional and thus missing the Olympics. He became a successful businessman and was living in

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1946 births Living people Dutch male cyclists People from Voorst Cyclists from Gelderland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub