Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris "Leo" Peelen (16 July 1968 – 24 March 2017) was a Dutch track cyclist. He won the

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at the

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in the points race. The following year, he captured a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships. Peelen became six times Dutch champion on the track (Pointsrace in 1983, 1984, 1985 (winter), Individual Pursuit 1986 and Madison 1987 and 1988). He was the chairman of the organization of the yearly time trial and cycling festival in Beek. He was one of the 66 riders who participated in the first Alpe d'HuZes when he climbed the Alpe d'Huez six times on 6 June 2006. They fundraised €400,000 for the Dutch Cancer Society during that event. On 24 March 2017, Peelen died unexpectedly at the age of 48.

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1968 births 2017 deaths Dutch male cyclists Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Cyclists from Arnhem Dutch track cyclists Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportsmen 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1960s-stub

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