Teun van Vliet

Teun van Vliet
Personal information
Full nameTeun van Vliet
Born (1962-03-22) 22 March 1962 (age 62)
Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1984–1985Dries-Verandalux
1986–1990Panasonic
Major wins
Ronde van Nederland (1987)
Gent–Wevelgem (1987)
Omloop Het Volk (1987)

Teun van Vliet (born 22 March 1962 in Vlaardingen, South Holland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1990. Van Vliet's best year was 1987, when he won Gent–Wevelgem, Omloop "Het Volk" and the Ronde van Nederland. The next year he wore the yellow jersey for three days in the 1988 Tour de France.

Van Vliet is the brother of the 1977 Dutch woman road champion Nita van Vliet and uncle of racing cyclist Kim de Baat.[1] He is however not related to Leo van Vliet, another famous Dutch road cyclist in the late 1970s, early 1980s.

Major results

1979
World champion Track points race for juniors
1980
 Netherlands track points race amateur championship
1984
Circuit des Mines
1985
Hansweert
1986
Aalsmeer
Grand Prix d'Isbergues
Groot-Ammers
Liedekerkse Pijl
1987
Bavel
Ronde van Nederland
Omloop Het Volk
Gent–Wevelgem
Profronde van Wateringen
Sas van Gent
1988
Tiel
Tour de France:
Wearing yellow jersey for three days
Ulvenhout

See also

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