Dutch cyclist (born 1947)
Jan Krekels Jan Krekels with his Tour de France bike in 1973
Full name Jan Krekels Born (1947-08-26 ) 26 August 1947 (age 77) Sittard , NetherlandsHeight 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 73 kg (161 lb) Current team Retired Discipline Road Role Rider
Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels (born 26 August 1947) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands . He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time trial in 1968 with Joop Zoetemelk , René Pijnen and Fedor den Hertog ; at the same Games he came in 11th in the road race.[ 1] Tour de France in 1971 and the prologue of Paris–Nice in 1970. He retired from professional cycling in 1978.[ 2]
Krekels won three four major races of 1968, including the Tour of Austria , to be selected to the 1968 Olympic team. In 1969 he turned professional. He turned down a contract with the French team, Bic because he did not speak French. He rode instead for a small Dutch team and his career fizzled out.[ 3]
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1920 : F. Canteloube , G. Detreille , M. Gobillot , A. Souchard (FRA ) 1924 : A. Blanchonnet , R. Hamel , A. Leducq , G. Wambst (FRA ) 1960 : L. Trapè , A Bailetti , C. Cogliati , G. Fornoni (ITA ) 1964 : B. Zoet , E. Dolman , G. Karstens , J. Pieterse (NED ) 1968 : J. Zoetemelk , F. den Hertog , J. Krekels , R. Pijnen (NED ) 1972 : V. Yardy , G. Komnatov , V. Likhachov , B. Shukhov (URS ) 1976 : A. Pikkuus , V. Chaplygin , A. Chukanov , V. Kaminsky (URS ) 1980 : Y. Kashirin , O. Logvin , S. Shelpakov , A. Yarkin (URS ) 1984 : M. Bartalini , M. Giovannetti , E. Poli , C. Vandelli (ITA ) 1988 : J. Schur , U. Ampler , M. Kummer , M. Landsmann (GDR ) 1992 : M. Rich , B. Dittert , C. Meyer , U. Peschel (GER )
