Peter Zijerveld (born 16 March 1955) is a Dutch former professional

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and

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. He rode in one edition of the

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and two editions of the

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. In 1983

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asked him to ride triathlons professionally. He went to San Diego where he exchanged knowledge about cycling, learned how to swim (better) and bought an aerodynamic helmet. Back in the Netherlands he put his helmet on in the first triathlon he rode. Its package didn't have an instruction, so he put the helmet on backwards! 'We were all pioneers.'

Main results

;1979 : 1st Omloop het Volk amateurs ;1980 : 25th general classification

1980 Vuelta a España The 35th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 22 April to 11 May 1980. It consisted of 20 stages covering a total of , and was won by Faustino Rupérez of ...

:: 2nd in stage 15 of the 1980 Vuelta :: 4th in stage 12 of the 1980 Vuelta :: 10th in stage 16a of the 1980 Vuelta : 8th

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;1981 : 1st Mountain classification

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: 5th general classification

1981 Paris–Nice The 1981 Paris–Nice was the 39th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 11 March to 18 March 1981. The race started in Meaux and finished at the Col d'Èze. The race was won by Stephen Roche of the Peugeot team. Route Gener ...

:: 7th in stage 4 of the 1981 Paris-Nice :: 8th in stage 9 of the 1981 Paris-Nice : 15th general classification

1981 Vuelta a España The 36th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance Bicycle racing, bicycle Stage (bicycle race), stage race and one of the three Grand Tour (cycling), grand tours, was held from 21 April to 10 May 1981. It consisted of 19 stages ...

:: 6th in stage 17 of the 1981 Vuelta :: 9th in stage 14 of the 1981 Vuelta :: 9th in stage 15a of the 1981 Vuelta ;1983 : 3rd Dutch National Championships Triathlon in

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;1985 : 1st European Championships Triathlon middle distance in

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- 4:10.05 : 1st Triathlon of

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- 4:12.41

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* * 1955 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Sportspeople from Uithoorn Cyclists from North Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub