Steven Rooks (born 7 August 1960) is a former
Dutch professional
road racing cyclist known for his
climbing
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ability. His professional career ran from 1982–1995.
Career
In the
1988 Tour de France, Rooks finished second and won a finish on
L’Alpe d’Huez. He won the polka dot jersey for the
mountains classification and the Présence Classification (or
combination classification).
In the
1989 Tour, Rooks won Stage 15, a 39 km mountain top
time trial
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to
Orcières-Merlette; he finished seventh that year and again won the Présence Classification, the final year of that award.
Other victories include the 1983
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
, the 1986
Tour de Luxembourg and
Amstel Gold Race, a stage at the 1987
Tour de Suisse, the 1988
Züri-Metzgete
Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; ; ) was a European Classic cycle races, Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until 2014. It was a race with a long history ...
, and 1994 national championship. He finished second at the 1991
World Cycling Championships
The UCI World Championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winn ...
behind Italy's
Gianni Bugno
Gianni Bugno (; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italy, Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Mi ...
and ahead of Spain's
Miguel Indurain
-->
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Places
* Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands
* São Miguel (disam ...
.
Doping confession
On the Dutch TV-show ''Reporter'', Rooks admitted with
Maarten Ducrot and
Peter Winnen
Peter Johannes Gertrudis Winnen (born 5 September 1957) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in road racing and finished in 26th place. After the Games he turned professional in 1981. Among his 14 vict ...
to doping. Rooks said he used
testosterone
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and
amphetamines
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during his 13-year career. In 2009, he admitted using
EPO after 1989.
Major results
Source:
;1982
: 8th Overall
Deutschland Tour
: 10th Overall
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...
;1983
: 1st
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 3rd Overall
Paris–Nice
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: 3rd Overall
Tour Méditerranéen
::1st Stage 2b
: 8th
Rund um den Henninger Turm
: 8th
Grand Prix de Monaco
: 10th
Amstel Gold Race
;1984
: 1st Stage 7 (
TTT)
Ronde van Nederland
: 2nd
Paris–Tours
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: 4th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 5th
Rund um den Henninger Turm
: 5th
Grand Prix Impanis
: 6th
Road race, National Road Championships
: 6th Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
: 9th Overall
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
::1st Stage 2b (
TTT)
: 10th Overall
Tour Méditerranéen
;1985
: 1st Stage 4b
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...
: 1st Stage 4
Tour of Norway
: 1st Stage 5b (
TTT)
Ronde van Nederland
: 2nd Overall
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
::1st Stage 7
: 3rd Overall
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a ...
: 6th
Binche-Tournai-Binche
: 8th
Paris–Brussels
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
: 10th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
;1986
: 1st

Overall
Tour de Luxembourg
: 1st

Overall
Vuelta a AndalucÃa
::1st Prologue
: 1st
Amstel Gold Race
: 1st
Grand Prix de Wallonie
: 5th Overall
Tirreno–Adriatico
: 5th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 7th
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
: 7th
Paris–Brussels
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a semi classic European bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur eve ...
: 9th Overall
Tour de France
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: 9th Overall
Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
The Catalan Cycling Week (''Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme'' in Catalan language, Catalan) was a stage race, multi-stage road bicycle race held in Catalonia, Spain. Held annually from 1963 until 2005, it was run as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour ...
;1987
: 1st Stage 2
Tour de Suisse
: 2nd Overall
Tour of Britain
: 2nd
Amstel Gold Race
: 2nd
Omloop Het Volk
: 6th
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
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: 6th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
: 9th Overall
Tour de Luxembourg
: 9th Overall
Vuelta a AndalucÃa
;1988
: 1st
Züri-Metzgete
Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; ; ) was a European Classic cycle races, Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until 2014. It was a race with a long history ...
: 2nd Overall
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
::1st
Mountains classification
::1st
Combination classification
::1st Stage 12
: 2nd
Amstel Gold Race
: 3rd
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
: 3rd
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
: 3rd
Clásica de San Sebastián
: 4th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 5th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
;1989
: 1st

Overall
Tour du Vaucluse
: 2nd
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
: 4th
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
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: 5th
Tre Valli Varesine
: 6th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 6th
Baden-Baden
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(with
Gert-Jan Theunisse)
: 7th Overall
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
::1st
Combination classification
::1st Stage 15
: 7th
Rund um den Henninger Turm
;1990
: 1st Stage 2 (
TTT)
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
: 2nd
Road race, National Road Championships
: 2nd Overall
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
: 3rd
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 4th Overall
Ronde van Nederland
: 5th
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
;1991
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 2nd
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
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: 2nd Overall
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
: 6th
Wincanton Classic
: 9th Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
;1992
: 2nd
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
: 5th
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
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: 5th Overall
Tour of Galicia
::1st Stage 4
: 7th
Wincanton Classic
: 8th
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour.
The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...
: 10th Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
: 10th Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
;1993
: 2nd
Road race, National Road Championships
: 4th
Brabantse Pijl
: 9th
Veenendaal–Veenendaal
: 10th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège , also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Cycling monument, Monuments'' of the Eur ...
;1994
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 6th
Amstel Gold Race
;1995
: 8th
Amstel Gold Race
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Honors
* In 1988, Rooks was
Dutch Sportsman of the year
The Dutch Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year are chosen annually by Dutch athletes from a shortlist compiled by sports journalists. The elections are organized by the Dutch Olympic Committee.
All the winners receive a Jaap Eden Award to re ...
.
* Since 2004,
Maastricht
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, the ''Steven Rooks Classic'', an amateur race, is organised in his honor.
Steven Rooks Classic
See also
* List of doping cases in cycling
* Jean de Gribaldy
References
External links
Sportsmarketing, the Company of Steven Rooks
The Steven Rooks Classic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rooks, Steven
1960 births
Living people
People from Schermer
Dutch male cyclists
Dutch Tour de France stage winners
Dutch sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in cycling
Tour de Suisse stage winners
UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Alkmaar
Cyclists from North Holland
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
21st-century Dutch people