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
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(b. 1974).[ Besides cycling he worked as a carpenter.
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References
1947 births
Dutch male cyclists
2001 deaths
People from Zijpe
Cyclists from North Holland
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