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Mattheus Adrianus "Matthé" Pronk (27 March 1947 – 25 March 2001) was a cyclist from the Netherlands who won the Amateur
UCI Motor-paced World Championships __FORCETOC__ UCI Track Cycling World Championships in motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close a ...
in 1979 and 1981. He finished in second place in 1988, 1980, 1982 and 1983. He won the national titles in this event in 1977 and 1979. He was the father of three children including cyclists Jos Pronk (b. 1983) and
Matthé Pronk Matthé Pronk (born 1 July 1974 in Warmenhuizen) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He grew up in a family of cyclists: Mattheus Pronk was his father, Jos Pronk is his brother and Bas Giling is his cousin. Major results ;19 ...
(b. 1974). Besides cycling he worked as a carpenter.


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1947 births Dutch male cyclists 2001 deaths People from Zijpe Cyclists from North Holland {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub