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Rudolphus Antonie Cornelis “Rudi” van Houts (born 16 January 1984 in
Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships
;2006
: 2nd 
Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships
;2007
: 10th Overall 
Mixed relay, 
National Cross-country Championships
;2011
: 1st National Cross-country Championships
Luyksgestel
Luyksgestel () is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Brabant, within the municipality of Bergeijk.
History
It was first mentioned in 1343 as Gastel, and means "guest house". Luik (French: Liège) has been added ...
) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist
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and mountain biker
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.
Van Houts finished 10th overall at the Giro del Capo
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in Cape Town
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in 2007, finishing 3:54 behind the winner. He finished 12th in the 2008 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships held in Val di Sole
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. Later that year he also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
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in Beijing
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, where he finished in 34th. At the 2012 Summer Olympics
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he finished in 17th.
Major results
;2005 : 1st Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships
;2006
: 2nd Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships
;2007
: 10th Overall Giro del Capo
The Giro del Capo was a road cycling stage race held in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa. The 2009 edition was held in the form of four challenges. The last edition, held in 2010, was ranked as 2.2 by the UCI and was part of the UCI Afri ...
;2009
: 3rd Mixed relay, European Mountain Bike Championships
The European Mountain Bike Championships (EMBCs) are an annual mountain bike racing championship in Europe. They have been held since 1989, and on an annual basis since 1991. There have been 28 editions as of 2017.
Editions
Winners
Cross-cou ...
;2010
: 1st National Cross-country Championships
;2011
: 1st National Cross-country Championships
See also
*List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
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References
External links
* * * * * * 1984 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands People from Bergeijk Cross-country mountain bikers Dutch mountain bikers Cyclists from North Brabant {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1980s-stub