Robert Slippens (born 3 May 1975) is a Dutch former professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. Slippens represented the Netherlands at three different Summer Olympics. He made his Olympic debut at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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where he participated in the four kilometer team pursuit alongside Jarich Bakker,

Richard Rozendaal Richard Cornelis Jacobus Rozendaal (born 6 April 1972) is a Dutch former track cyclist who competed for the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Warmenhuizen, Rozendaal won three Dutch national championship: two in the points race ev ...

and

Peter Schep Pieter Otto ("Peter") Schep (born 8 March 1977 in Lopik, Utrecht) is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who specialized in track cycling endurance events. Biography Born in Lopik, Schep represented the Netherlands at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer O ...

. The team finished in twelfth position. Four years later at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

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, he took part in the same event, but with different riders. Bakker and Rozendaal were replaced by

Jens Mouris Jens Mouris (born 12 March 1980) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. Born in Amsterdam, Mouris represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he took part in the team pursuit together with John den Braber, R ...

, John den Braber, and

Wilco Zuijderwijk Wilhelmus Gerardus "Wilco" Zuijderwijk (born 2 October 1969 in Den Helder) is a Dutch former road and track cyclist. He competed in the Men's points race and Men's team pursuit at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing 18th and 7th. Major result ...

, while Schep and Slippens stayed. Although the team consisted of five riders, only four were allowed on the track at the same time. They qualified for the quarter-finals, where they lost to the Ukrainian team, resulting in a seventh place overall. In Sydney, Slippens also started at the madison, which he entered with his teammate

Danny Stam Danny Stam (born 25 June 1972) is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who specialised in Six-day racing track cycling. He is nicknamed "De kleine diesel" (The little diesel).

. Together they have entered many Six Day Cycling Events in which they have ended up on the podium. They did not reach the podium at the Olympics but finished in eighth position. At the

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, Stam and Slippens qualified for the madison again, but finished in fourteenth place, a lap behind the winners.

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Slippens at the Dutch Olympic Archive
1975 births Living people People from Opmeer Dutch male cyclists Dutch track cyclists Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists from North Holland 21st-century Dutch sportsmen 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1970s-stub

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