Pieter Otto ("Peter") Schep (born 8 March 1977 in Lopik,

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) is a Dutch former

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, who specialized in

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endurance events.

Biography

Born in Lopik, Schep represented the Netherlands at the

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and 2004 Summer Olympics. In all three occasions he took part in the team pursuit. In 1996 he featured in a team with Jarich Bakker, Richard Rozendaal and

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and finished in 12th position. A new team with Slippens, John den Braber, Jens Mouris and Wilco Zuijderwijk was created with success. The team improved their 2000 effort and reached the quarter finals where they were lapped by the team from the

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, resulting in a seventh place overall. Schep and Mouris also qualified for the same discipline in 2004, but this time they were joined by

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and

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. Yet again the previous effort was improved when the team finished fifth.

Major results

;2000 :3rd Pursuit, Dutch National Track Championships :1st Stage 6, Olympia's Tour ;2001 :3rd Pursuit, Dutch National Track Championships ;2003 :1st Scratch, Dutch National Track Championships :3rd Madison, Dutch National Track Championships :3rd Points race, Dutch National Track Championships :1st Stage 3, OZ Wielerweekend ;2004 :1st Points race, Dutch National Track Championships :1st Stage 3, Ronde van Antwerpen ;2005 :2nd Points race,

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:1st Classic 2000 Borculo :1st Points Race in

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(World Cup) :2nd Scratch, Dutch National Track Championships ;2006 :1st Points race,

:1st 6-Days of Amsterdam :1st Omloop van de Glazen Stad :1st Parel van de Veluwe :1st Omloop Schokland :2nd Madison, European Track Championships ;2007 :1st Madison, European Track Championships (together with Jens Mouris) :1st Madison in

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(World Cup) :1st Stage 2, Ronde van Midden-Brabant :2nd Points Race,

:2nd Madison, 2007 Dutch National Track Championships (together with Jens Mouris) ;2008 :3rd Points race,

:2nd Points race, 2008 Dutch National Track Championships :1st Madison, 2008 Dutch National Track Championships (together with

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) ;2009 :2nd Points race, 2009 Dutch National Track Championships ;2010 :1st Scratch,

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:1st Madison,

(together with

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) ;2011 3rd Madison,

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(together with

)

External links

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Schep at the Dutch Olympic Archive
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Biography

Major results

See also

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