Remmert Wielinga (born 27 April 1978 in
Eindhoven
Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also locat ...
) is a Dutch professional
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
. Wielinga turned professional in 2001 with the
De Nardi–Pasta Montegrappa team. In 2003, he moved to Dutch squad , where he took early victories with a stage win in the
Vuelta a Andalucía and the
Trofeo Calvià. In 2006, Wielinga moved to the team, where he took victory in
Gran Premio di Chiasso
The Gran Premio di Chiasso () was an annual road bicycle race held in Chiasso, Switzerland. It was a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by ...
. In 2007, Wielinga moved to , where he stayed for one season. Wielinga retired as a professional after the 2007 season but in 2011 he made a comeback riding for , the feeder team of , a UCI ProTeam.
Major results
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Gran Premio di Chiasso
The Gran Premio di Chiasso () was an annual road bicycle race held in Chiasso, Switzerland. It was a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by ...
(2006)
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Trofeo Calvià (2003)
*
Vuelta a Andalucía – 1 stage (2003)
* U23 Time Trial Champion (1999–2000)
* National U23 Road Race Championship – 2nd (2000)
External links
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Profile at the Saunier Duval-Prodir official website
1978 births
Living people
Dutch male cyclists
Cyclists from Eindhoven
UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
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