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Antonius Johannes Petrus Poels (born 27 July 1963 in Oeffelt) is a retired Dutch professional cyclist. In 1984, Poels rode the road race in the
1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...
as a member of the Dutch team, but did not finish. Poels became a professional cyclist in 1985 for the team. He stayed with this team (that became in 1987 and in 1990) until he retired in 1992. He rode the
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five times, finishing every time. After his professional career, he became an
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List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines (BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not co ...


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* 1963 births Living people Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Dutch male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Boxmeer Dutch real estate brokers Cyclists from North Brabant 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1960s-stub