Reinier Groenendaal (

Sint-Michielsgestel Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel (municipality), Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands. Geography The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer, Belgium, Peer in Belgium. Just nort ...

, 24 April 1951) is a former professional Dutch

cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...

er, whose career lasted from 1978 to 1992. He won the Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championship in 1985 (beating archrival Hennie Stamsnijder on a frozen, snowy track in

Gieten Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen. History The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an ''es ...

), and in 1984 and 1985, finished second and third, respectively, in the Superprestige competition. He is the father of former cyclo-crosser and world champion

Richard Groenendaal Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal (born 13 July 1971) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross cyclist. Groenendaal won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2000 and the overall titles in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup 1997–1998, ...

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* 1951 births Dutch cyclo-cross cyclists Dutch male cyclists Living people People from Sint-Michielsgestel Cyclists from North Brabant 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{netherlands-cycling-bio-stub